Downright Fighting: The Story of Cowpens |
About this book The story of Cowpens, as told in these pages, is ever fresh and will live in memory as long as America’s wars are studied and talked about. The author is Thomas Fleming, a biographer, military historian, and novelist of distinction. His works range from an account of the Pilgrims’ first year in America to biographies of Jefferson and Franklin and novels of three American wars. Downright Fighting, The Story of Cowpens is a gripping tale by a master storyteller of what has been described as the patriot’s best fought battle of the Revolutionary War. The National Park System, of which Cowpens National Battlefield is a unit, consists of more than 340 parks totaling 80 million acres. These parks represent important examples of the nation’s natural and cultural inheritance. National Park Handbooks National Park handbooks, compact introductions to the natural and historical places administered by the National Park Service, are designed to promote public understanding and enjoyment of the parks. Each handbook is intended to be informative reading and a useful guide to park features. More than 100 titles are in print. They are sold at parks and by mail from the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data - Fleming, Thomas J.
- Cowpens: “downright fighting.”
- (Handbook: 135)
- “A Handbook for Cowpens National Battlefield, South Carolina.”
- Bibliography: p.
- Includes index.
- Supt. of Docs. no.: I29.9/5:135
- 1. Cowpens, Battle of, 1781. I. Title. II. Series: Handbook (United States. National Park Service. Division of Publications); 135.
- E241.C9F58 1988 973.3’37 87-600142
- ISBN 0-912627-33-6
- ★GPO: 1988—201-939/60005
- Prologue 4
- George F. Scheer
- Part 1 “Downright Fighting” 10
- The Story of Cowpens
Thomas J. Fleming - Part 2 Cowpens and the War in the South 86
- A Guide to the Battlefield and Related Sites
- Cowpens Battleground 88
- The Road to Yorktown 91
- Savannah, 1778-79 91
- Charleston, 1780 91
- The Waxhaws, 1780 91
- Camden, 1780 92
- Kings Mountain, 1780 92
- Guilford Courthouse, 1781 92
- Ninety Six, 1781 93
- Eutaw Springs, 1781 93
- Yorktown, 1781 93
- For Further Reading 94
- Index 95
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