Through government documents, autobiographies, correspondence, this book presents a look at the Southern backcountry that engendered its role in the Revolutionary War; with attention to political, social, and military history.

"Simultaneously published in the UK"--Title page verso.

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.