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Young Andrew Jackson in the Carolinas : a revolutionary boy
- Title
- Young Andrew Jackson in the Carolinas : a revolutionary boy / Jennifer Hunsicker ; illustrations by Teresa Wiles.
- Author
- Hunsicker, Jennifer.
- Publication
- Charleston : The History Press, 2014.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | E382 .H86 2014 | Off-site |
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- Description
- 159 pages : illustrations; 22 cm
- Subject
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 > Childhood and youth > Juvenile literature
- Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845
- American Revolution (1775-1783)
- 1775-1783
- Military campaigns
- Messengers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Prisoners of war > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- Presidents > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature
- HISTORY / United States / State & Local / South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- JUVENILE NONFICTION / Biography & Autobiography / Historical
- Messengers
- Presidents
- Prisoners of war
- North Carolina > History > Campaigns > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile literature
- South Carolina > History > Campaigns > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile literature
- United States > History > Campaigns > Revolution, 1775-1783 > Juvenile literature
- North Carolina
- South Carolina
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- History.
- Juvenile works.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Contents
- Who was Andrew Jackson? -- Andy's parents journey to America -- The Waxhaws -- Birth of a future president -- Murder! -- A wedding and a wake -- Political unrest in the colonies -- Early education -- Daily life -- The Revolution finds the backcountry -- First Battle of Charleston : June 28, 1776 -- The Battle of Stono Ferry : June 20, 1779 -- Second Battle of Charleston : April 1-May 12, 1780 -- A Waxhaw battlefield and its aftermath -- The Battle of the Waxhaws and Buford's defeat : May 29, 1780 -- Andy first witnesses battle -- The Battle of Williamson's Plantation (Huck's defeat) : July 12, 1780 -- The Battle of Rocky Mount : August 1, 1780 -- The Battle of Hanging Rock : August 6, 1780 -- Down the road -- The Battle of Camden : August 16, 1780 -- The Battle of Fishing Creek : August 18, 1780 -- John Sevier and the Overmountain Men -- The Battle of King's Mountain : October 7, 1780 -- Nearing the end -- The Battle of Cowpens : January 17, 1781 -- The Battle of Guilford Courthouse : March 15, 1781 -- Prisoner of war -- The Battle of Hobkirk's Hill : April 25, 1781 -- All alone in the world -- Crawford's public station -- End of the war -- Career decisions -- Lawyer Jackson -- Onward and westward -- Glossary.
- ISBN
- 9781626193598
- 1626193592
- LCCN
- 2014010153
- OCLC
- ocn879583882
- SCSB-9607618
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library