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Article: Wisler, G. Clifton. Kings Mountain.(Brief Article)(Young Adult Review)(Book Review)
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- July 1, 2002
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HarperCollins. 159p. map. illus. 06-881-78138. $15.89. J
The colonial families settled in the mountains of western North and South Carolina were caught up in the Revolutionary War, which was almost a civil war in that region because so many families were Tories on the side of King George. Little towns even on the frontier were caught in vicious cycles of violence. Wisler's narrator is young Frank, who is a good artist and not at all keen about killing. He first tells of the events of the war with the Cherokee Indians on the frontier, especially troubling to his family because they are related to the Cherokees, and his reluctance to take up arms then. He and his ...
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