Charlotte and the American Revolution : Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence / Richard Plumer

Author:: Plumer, Richard P.
Published:: Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.
Physical Description:: 187 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits ; 23 cm

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Contents:

Mecklenburg's Fiery Preacher -- Reverend Craighead's Ferocious Parishioners -- The War of Sugar Creek -- Reverend Alexander Craighead's Death -- Rebellion in Mecklenburg County and the Foothills of North Carolina -- The First Battle of the Revolutionary War -- The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and Resolves -- Mecklenburg's Role in the Revolutionary War -- Appendix: List of Mecklenburg County Revolutionary War Soldiers.

Summary:

"A history of Charlotte, NC and Mecklenburg County, NC during the American Revolution"--
"Charlotte was a hotbed of Revolutionary activity well before the fervency of revolt reached its boiling point in New England. Considered a wild frontier region at the time, Mecklenburg County welcomed the Reverend Alexander Craighead with ready hands for battle. Craighead's fiery rhetoric inspired the people of the region to action. What resulted was the creation of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, the first such document in the nation, and although the county had less than 3 percent of the colony's population, its Patriots accounted for over one-quarter of North Carolina's Revolutionary troops. Join author Richard P. Plumer as he reveals how the Queen City played an integral role in the formation of a proud and free America"--

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ISBN:

9781626195424 (paperback)
1626195420 (paperback)

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181)and index.

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