Wednesday, December 4, 2013
Kings Mountain by Sharon McCrumb
This is what I would call a narrative history - the events and the names of people are real
- but the words and many actions come from the imagination and
supposition of the author. I saw the 'Battle of King's Mountain' reenacted
on the television series "The Revolution" - so I could easily picture
in my own mind the action taking place. This is the back story. What these men - all volunteers -
endured on the march over the mountains to and from the battle site is
incredible. The great anger on both sides led to a virtual massacre of
the British troops who were not about to give up to men they considered
so inferior to their trained and uniformed army. It's well known that
the Americans had the advantage in the site and the fact that they
fought like Indians against the robotic formations of the British gave
them a huge advantage. Well worth the read.
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