{"product_id":"9780895871824-touring-south-carolinas-revolutionary-war-sites","title":"Touring South Carolina's Revolutionary War Sites","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe 21 tours in this book tell about Revolutionary War South Carolina at the sites where events occurred.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMany historians believe the fortunes of the American Patriots during the Revolutionary War turned dramatically on the battlefields of North and South Carolina. This guide travels to such sites in South Carolina as Cowpens, Ninety Siz, Camden, Eutaw Springs, and Kings Mountain. It also includes relevant historic sites in many of South Carolina's towns, including Charleston, Columbia, Winnsboro, and Georgetown. The tours also incporporate anecdotes involving some of the important players in America's fight for independence, including Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Andrew Jackson, Henry Drayton, Charles Pinckney, and Henry Middleton.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDan Barefoot was born in Charlotte, North Carolina, on March 18, 1951. He is a 1973 Phi Beta Kappa graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he also earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of North Carolina School of law. Dan Barefoot is the author of four travel guides, a biography of esteemed confederate general Robert Hoke, and a trilogy of ghost stories representing all of North Carolina’s 100 counties: \u003cem\u003eSeaside Spectres\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003ePiedmont Phantoms\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHaints of the Hills\u003c\/em\u003e. Barefoot’s most recent books are \u003cem\u003eHaunted Halls of Ivy: Ghosts of Southern Colleges and Universities\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eLet Us Die Like Brave Men\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHark the Sound of Tar Heel Voices\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eSpirits of ’76\u003c\/em\u003e. From 1998 until 2002, Barefoot served three terms in the North Carolina House of Representatives, representing the 44th district. He has also served on numerous boards and is active in his church and community. Barefoot currently serves as the city attorney for Lincolnton, North Carolina. He is a frequent speaker to cultural, civic, and church groups throughout the Southeast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55706258145654,"sku":"9780895871824","price":21.15,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_34651165.jpg?v=1749063314","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780895871824-touring-south-carolinas-revolutionary-war-sites","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}