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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463020603321

Autore

Walker Melissa <1962-, >

Titolo

The battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens : the American Revolution in the Southern backcountry / / Melissa Walker

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013

ISBN

0-203-08186-2

1-299-15686-X

1-136-17610-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

Critical moments in American history

Disciplina

975.7/03

Soggetti

King's Mountain, Battle of, S.C., 1780

Cowpens, Battle of, Cowpens, S.C., 1781

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--T.p. verso.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Timeline -- The Southern Backcountry Before the American Revolution -- Imperial Crisis in the South -- Revolutionary War and the Challenge of Winning Hearts and Minds -- The South's first civil war : the fall of Charles Town and its aftermath -- Kings Mountain : "first link in a chain" -- The Battle of Cowpens : Victory for "The Flying Army" -- Denouement -- Documents.

Sommario/riassunto

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