The Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpens: The American Revolution in the Southern Backcountry (Critical Moments in American History)
Kings 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.Cynthia A. Kierner, author ofA Perfect Temper: The Life and Times of Martha Jefferson RandolphRoutledge’sCritical Moments in American Historyseries 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’sThe Battles of Kings Mountain and Cowpensdoes 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 thistopic for use in a college classroom, should consider this book.Michael P. Gabriel,Kutztown University of Pennsylvania