The Road to Guilford Courthouse: The American Revolution in the Carolinas
"A tense, exciting historical account of a little known chapter of the Revolution, displaying history writing at its best."--Kirkus Reviews
"Buchanan makes the subject come alive like few others I have seen." --Dennis Conrad, Editor, The Nathanael Greene Papers.
"John Buchanan offers us a lively, accurate account of a critical period in the War of Independence in the South. Based on numerous printed primary and secondary sources, it deserves a large reading audience." --Don Higginbotham, Professor of History, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
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Book details
- Author
- John Buchanan
- Imprint
- Trade Paper Press, an imprint of Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 466
- Formats
- Paperback, Hardcover
- Subjects
- History › United States › Revolutionary Period (1775-1800)
- Topics
- Revolutionary War battles · Carolina colonies · British military · early American history · Southern campaign
- ISBN-13
- 9780471327165 (Paperback)9781620456026 (Hardcover)
About the author
JOHN BUCHANAN is a former Chief Registrar of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, where he was responsible for worldwide art movements, and the author of four works of American history. His recent books include The Road to Charleston, The Road to Valley Forge and Jackson’s Way.
Buchanan received the Thomas Fleming Award for Outstanding Revolutionary Era Book of 2004 from the American Revolution Round Table of Philadelphia for The Road to Valley Forge. He previously served as an archivist at Cornell University.
When he’s not writing, Buchanan publishes short stories in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine and has authored the self-published novel The Rise of Stefan Gregorovic. This range of work spans both history and fiction.