James B. Hunt : a North Carolina progressive

James B. Hunt had a long career in politics, serving as governor of North Carolina from 1977 to 1985 and then again from 1993 to 2001. This biography looks at Hunt's parents, hometown and education and chronicles his time as a campaign volunteer and his campaigns for governorship.

• Acknowledgments p. vii
• Preface p. 1
• 1. Before Jim Hunt: The Birth of the Tar Heel Progressive Myth p. 5
• 2. Jimmy Hunt of Rock Ridge p. 16
• 3. The Political Education of Jim Hunt p. 32
• 4. Jim Hunt, Terry Sanford, and the Limits of Tar Heel Progressivism, 1960-1967 p. 46
• 5. Jim Hunt and the Political Transformation of the American South, 1968-1971 p. 59
• 6. "Keep Your Eye on Him": Hunt's 1972 Campaign for North Carolina Lieutenant Governor p. 72
• 7. Learning How to Lead: Hunt's First Two Years as Lieutenant Governor p. 86
• 8. The Mandate of '76: How Hunt Became Governor p. 100
• 9. The New Beginning: Jim Hunt and the 1977 Agenda p. 118
• 10. Jim Hunt's "Political Prisoners": The Wilmington Ten and the Charlotte Three p. 136
• 11. The Califano Controversies: Jim Hunt's Conflicts with the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW) p. 154
• 12. The Selling of North Carolina, 1977-1980: Jim Hunt and the Economic Expansion of the Tar Heel State p. 170
• 13. Jim Hunt and Howard Lee: The Governor and the State's First Black Cabinet Secretary p. 184
• 14. The Reelection of Jim Hunt, 1980: A Progressive Wins in a Conservative Year p. 199
• 15. James B. Hunt, Jr., and the Evolution of North Carolina Progressivism, 1937-1980 p. 217
• Notes p. 225
• Bibliography p. 267
• Index p. 275