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The Wataugans Paperback – January 1, 1989

by Max Dixon (Author)

4.7 8 ratings

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Originally published as part of a series for the Tennessee American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, this well-written volume gives necessary background information and details the early activities in that area in the 1760s. It thoroughly covers the settlement during its vanguard role in the 1770s and chronicles the various events that brought a change from that of a holding action to one of aggressive expansion in the 1780s.

Print length

80 pages
Language

English
Publisher

Overmountain Pr
Publication date

January 1, 1989
Dimensions

7.25 x 0.25 x 10 inches
ISBN-10

093280747X
ISBN-13

978-0932807472
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Overmountain Pr; 2nd edition (January 1, 1989)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 80 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 093280747X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0932807472
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.25 x 0.25 x 10 inches

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Jen&Phil

A great book for those interested in obscure American history and ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2016

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A great book for those interested in obscure American history and how the Revolutionary War got an assist from a perceived group of renegades.

Reviewed in the United States on April 14, 2007

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Not the most scholarly book ever, but since so little is in print about Watauga, this is surely the best of the lot.

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Jennifer

Shows it era, but decent popular overview.

Reviewed in the United States on March 30, 2012

First, it's a short book - seventy pages or so.

It was also written in the mid-seventies in the lead up to the "Evil Dead White Men" era, so expect to see the occasional back-handed swipe - for instance, settlers murdered outside Fort Watagua are said to have died of "carelessness." Precipitating events may be mentioned Cherokee reprisals, but not necessarily the reverse. It was a good attempt at even-handedness in its own day, but may be tiresome for a contemporary audience on the far side of four decades of similar balance-seeking.

Organized by year, it is a much more coherent narrative than Pat Alderman's "The Overmountain Men," but not nearly as complete. Neither touches the depth of say Draper's "King's Mountain and its Heroes."

All in all - a good, quick inexpensive introduction to Watagua, but not a place to stop and say you've learned all you need to know.

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Gene C. Armistead

Brief But Good History of a Mountain Community & its Influence

Reviewed in the United States on April 23, 2016

Though but 76 pages, the brief history of the Watauga settlement of East Tennessee - and its influence and impact upon the Revolutionary War and the later State of Franklin - is presented in a competent and complete manner. Particularly helpful is the author's care to set forth both sides of conflicting information or interpretations of events.

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