{"product_id":"the-battles-of-kings-mountain-and-cowpens-9780415895613","title":"The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens\u003c\/em\u003e brings to light the world of the Southern backcountry that engendered its role in the Revolutionary War. With careful attention to political, social, and military history, Walker concentrates on the communities and events not typically covered in books on the Revolutionary War. Through government documents, autobiographies, correspondence, and diaries, \u003cem\u003eThe Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens\u003c\/em\u003e gives stud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKings Mountain and Cowpens exemplified the extent to which the American Revolution was a civil war that divided many communities. Melissa Walker presents a lucid narrative of these pivotal battles. Her superb selection of primary sources includes both dramatic eyewitness accounts and compelling vignettes of backcountry life. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCynthia A. Kierner, author of \u003cem\u003eA Perfect Temper: The Life and Times of Martha Jefferson Randolph\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRoutledge’s \u003cem\u003eCritical Moments in American History\u003c\/em\u003e series is designed to “give students a window into the historian’s craft through concise readable books…[that] bring together the best scholarship and engaging primary sources…” (p. viii). Melissa Walker’s \u003cem\u003eThe Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens\u003c\/em\u003e does exactly this in a user-friendly format that will attract undergraduates...Walker has written a book that demonstrates the complexity of the American Revolutionary War in the southern backcountry...[and those] who want a well-written synopsis of this\u003cbr\u003etopic for use in a college classroom, should consider this book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael P. Gabriel,\u003cem\u003e Kutztown University of Pennsylvania\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter one: The Southern Backcountry Before the American Revolution\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter two: Imperial Crisis in the South\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter three: Revolutionary War and the Challenge of Winning Hearts and Minds\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter four: The South’s first civil war: the fall of Charles Town and its aftermath \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter five: Kings Mountain: \"first link in a chain\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter six: The Battle of Cowpens: Victory for \"The Flying Army\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter seven: Denouement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDocuments\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51018211885399,"sku":"9780415895613","price":37.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780415895613.jpg?v=1750776035","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-battles-of-kings-mountain-and-cowpens-9780415895613","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}