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Author Walker, Melissa A

Title The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens : the American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry
Published London : Taylor and Francis, 2013

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Description 1 online resource (217 pages)
Series Critical Moments in American History
Critical moments in American history.
Contents Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Series Introduction; List of Figures; Acknowledgments; Timeline; 1 The Southern Backcountry Before the American Revolution; 2 Imperial Crisis in the South; 3 Revolutionary War and the Challenge of Winning Hearts and Minds; 4 The South's First Civil War: The Fall of Charles Town and its Aftermath; 5 Kings Mountain: "First Link in a Chain"; 6 The Battle of Cowpens: Victory for "The Flying Army"; 7 Denouement; Documents; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Summary The American South is so identified with the Civil War that people often forget that the key battles from the final years of the American Revolution were fought in Southern states. The Southern backcountry was the center of the fight for independence, but backcountry devotion to the Patriot cause was slow in coming. Decades of animosity between coastal elites and backcountry settlers who did not enjoy accurate representation in the assemblies meant a complex political and social milieu throughout this turbulent time. The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens br
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Subject King's Mountain, Battle of, S.C., 1780.
Cowpens, Battle of, Cowpens, S.C., 1781.
South Carolina
South Carolina -- Cowpens
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781136176104
1136176101