The book name: William L. Barney, The Making of a Confederate

The Making of a Confederate
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What was the author's thesis of the book? Did he argue it persuasively?
The author's thesis of the book mainly focuses on a white by the name Walter Lenoir. He uses his character to persuade the reader on what role he played in the secessionist movement. He bases his arguments by using references on how the events came to occur from the slavery issues to the start of the war. Despite his narrative not having concrete facts, he presents his arguments in a manner that can be well comprehended by the reader.
What types of sources did the author use to construct the narrative?
The author constructs the narrative by using sources from other writers to support his own, which proves to be useful in telling his personal story.
What was Walter Lenoir's view on slavery before the war? What shaped those views? Did he change his views? Why?
According to William Lervey, Walter Lenoir was a North Carolinian white who lived in the nineteenth century and was a slaveholder who in moral opposed the slavery but later went on to become a member of the confederate army. The confederate army comprised of a few southern states who came together and formed an alliance to fight the American government. They believed that all African Americans were inferior to them and that it was within their rights to own them as slaves. His views were shaped on values of the union that depended entirely on economic development as a critical factor for the prosperity and future success of the southern states. But his views changed in 1860 during the civil war break out when Lincoln declared war on all confederate states.
What factors influenced Walter's decision to join the confederate army?
The fact that Lincoln had declared war on the southern secession didn't sit right with him because most of his family members were slaveholders and they resid...