Bibliograph

Charlotte and the American Revolution, Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence, Richard Plumer

Type

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Charlotte and the American Revolution, Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence, Richard Plumer

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Charlotte and the American Revolution

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Richard Plumer

Sub title

Reverend Alexander Craighead, the Mecklenburg Declaration and the foothills fight for independence

Summary

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

Target audience

adult

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