The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies - Softcover

Russell, David Lee

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0786443391 ISBN 13: 9780786443390

Publisher: McFarland, 2009

Synopsis

While the American Revolution is often associated with New England and names like Boston, Concord, and Lexington, the Southern Colonies and names like Kings Mountain, Cowpens, and Charleston were also crucial to the war that established the United States of America. This analysis of the role of the Southern Colonies in the Revolution covers the origin of these five colonies--Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia--and their participation in the cause of American independence. Crucial Southern battles, from the coast to the mountains, are examined in detail, with attention to the larger context of the war and its significance, as well as to the role of the ordinary Southerner, both patriot and Tory.

About this title

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David Lee Russell works as an information systems director and lives in Alpharetta, Georgia.

About the Author

David Lee Russell was born in Wilmington, North Carolina and spent his youth in Charlotte and Gastonia. After receiving his undergraduate degree in Aerospace Engineering from North Carolina State University, he attended the Naval Aviation Officer's Candidate School in Pensacola. Commissioned as an Ensign-Special Duty Intelligence, he served as a Naval Air Intelligence Officer in Southeast Asia and Indian Ocean with Patrol Squadron Four. After leaving active duty service, David began a long career in Information Technology. Today David is retired and resides in Milton, Georgia. He is the author of The American Revolution in the Southern Colonies, Victory on Sullivan's Island and Oglethorpe and Colonial Georgia. David resides in Milton, Georgia.

Edition details

• Publisher: McFarland
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0786443391
• ISBN 13: 9780786443390
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 375