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Charlotte and the American Revolution : Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence
- Title
- Charlotte and the American Revolution : Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence / Richard Plumer.
- Author
- Plumer, Richard P.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Use in library | F264.C4 P55 2014 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 187 pages : illustrations, maps, portraits; 23 cm
- 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"--
- Subject
- Creaghead, Alexander, approximately 1706-1766
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence
- 1700-1799
- Patriotism > North Carolina > History > 18th century
- HISTORY > United States > Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- Patriotism
- Politics and government
- Charlotte (N.C.) > History, Military > 18th century
- Mecklenburg County (N.C.) > History, Military > 18th century
- North Carolina > History > Revolution, 1775-1783
- Charlotte (N.C.) > Politics and government > 18th century
- Mecklenburg County (N.C.) > Politics and government > 18th century
- North Carolina
- North Carolina > Charlotte
- North Carolina > Mecklenburg County
- United States
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Military history.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 175-181) and index.
- 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.
- ISBN
- 9781626195424
- 1626195420
- LCCN
- 2014015889
- OCLC
- ocn878050859
- SCSB-9452096
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library