About the Author

Walter Edgar has authored or edited nine books on the American South, including South Carolina: A History. He is the George Washington Distinguished Professor of History at the University of South Carolina.

Reviews

"Meticulously researched, a volume reminding us once again that the cost of freedom has always been very high." -- The State (Columbia, SC)"A significant contribution to Revolutionary history...Walter Edgar gives us a sobering sense of liberty's price." -- Mobile Register"A splendid chronicle...This one goes on my shelf of important works about the birth of our country." -- John Jakes, author of North and South"Edgar's lucid, unflinching account shows the American Revolution in the south was truly the nation's first civil war." -- Publishers Weekly"A solid addition to the Revolutionary War literature." -- Kirkus"Edgar paints in stark and realistic tones a portrait of the life and society of the backcountry." -- Rock Hill Herald, South Carolina"This is a superb book...a great read." -- Emory M. Thomas, author of Robert E. Lee: A Biography"Musketry practically cracks on page after page." -- J. Tracy Power, author of Lee's Miserables"A lively and accurate account of the vicious partisan fighting in the Carolinas during the Revolutionary War." -- John Buchanan, author of The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas"A valuable addition to a too-small library on this chapter of the American Revolution." -- William Hallahan, author of The Day the American Revolution Began