When the British Came: Revolution in the Cape Fear, 1765-1782

by Jack E. Fryar Jr.

Historians say the famous battles of the American Revolution were fought in the North, but the decisive battles were fought in the South. In North Carolina, the Lower Cape Fear was ground central to the revolution as it developed between 1765 and 1775, and then played a pivotal role in the war that was fought from 1776 - 1782. From the Stamp Act resistance of 1765, to the Regulator Rebellion of the 1770s, to the clash at Moores Creek Bridge, through...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0978624874
• ISBN13: 9780978624873
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: DRAM Tree Books
• Length: 410 Pages
• Weight: 1.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"