| Kings Mountain: The Defeat of the Loyalists October 7, 1780 Contributor(s): Dameron, Dave (Author) |
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ISBN: 0306811944 ISBN-13: 9780306811944 Publisher: Da Capo Press OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2003 Annotation: In the summer of 1780, while British troops roamed the southern countryside striking fear into the hearts of rebels, a hardy group of "over-the-mountain men" from Tennessee vowed to defend their families and farms. At Kings Mountain, in northwest South Carolina, this small volunteer contingent of frontiersmen met the British in early October. The American victory there forced the British to retreat and turned the tide in the American Revolution's southern campaign. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) - History | Military - United States - History | World - General |
| Dewey: 975.7 |
| LCCN: 2003020742 |
| Series: Battleground America |
| Physical Information: 0.34" H x 5.54" W x 8.52" (0.42 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - South Carolina - Cultural Region - South Atlantic - Cultural Region - Southeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the summer of 1780, while British troops roamed the southern countryside striking fear into the hearts of rebels, a hardy group of over-the-mountain men from Tennessee vowed to defend their families and farms. At Kings Mountain, in northwest South Carolina, this small volunteer contingent of frontiersmen met the British in early October. The American victory there forced the British to retreat and turned the tide in the American Revolution's southern campaign. |