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Dr. Christine Swager is a retired educator, having taught in the College of Education at The University of South Carolina. She has a passion for the great militia leaders of the south. She has written five books on the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution.

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THE VALIANT DIED: The Battle of Eutaw Springs, September 8, 1781

A study of the Battle of Eutaw Springs. Examines events of the British Southern Campaign in the American Revolution that led up to the battle, as well as the battle's aftermath and its impact on the British surrender at Yorktown.

More than 30 maps by John Robertson illustrated the major battles in the south and the complicated movements of Lord Cornwallis and Major General Nathanael Greene in their cat-and-mouse quest for control of the colonies.

13 ISBN 978-0-7884-4102-8, Softcover $24.00**

HEROES OF KETTLE CREEK 1779-1782

The British occupation of the South began in Georgia and the early Georgia events are significant. The Battle of Kettle Creek stemmed the British advance for a time but eventually Georgia was conquered, and was returned to the status of royal colony.

The Georgians moved out of their state and confronted the enemy in North and South Carolina. This book will stimulate the reader to research the exploits of the Georgia militia in general and the heroes of Kettle Creek in particular.

160 pages. Illustrated with maps and black and white photos.2008.

ISBN-10: 0-7414-5040-2

ISBN-13: 978-0-7414-5040-1

Softcover $12.95**

COME TO THE COW PENS! The Story of the Battle of Cowpens January 17, 1781

Illustrations by John Robertson

Daniel Morgan was known as the best horseman, the fastest runner, the fiercest fighter and the strongest wrestler. On a bitter cold day in January 1781, at an upcountry cattle pasture known as "the cow pens," the cantankerous brigadier general led an army of militiamen, Continental soldiers and cavalry in a stunning defeat of the British.

Young readers can follow the course of this important battle and meet the real-life characters who were there in Christine Swager's compelling Come to the Cow Pens! Told in both narrative and verse, the Cowpens story is a classic war story from beginning to end.

Come to the Cow Pens!, illustrated with numerous maps by John Robertson, includes an introduction by South Carolina's leading historian, Dr. Walter Edgar. "Beginning with the settlement of the backcountry by thousands of Scots-Irish immigrants and continuing through the horrors of the brutal war in the Carolina backcountry, Dr. Swager's book fairly crackles with action," Edgar writes in his introduction.

120 pages. Illustrated with maps and sketches. 2003.

ISBN 10: 1-891885-31-6, ISBN 13: 978-1-891885-31-0

Softcover $12.95**

BLACK CROWS AND WHITE COCKADES

by Christine Swager

This is a story about a young girl living near Camden, South Carolina during the occupation by the British during the Americana Revolution. Although fictional, the story is weaved around historically accurate facts that include Francis Marion, Thomas Sumter, Lord Cornwallis, Banastre Tarleton, and even includes a young Andy Jackson and his mother who nursed sick and wounded American prisoners who were kept on board ships in Charleston Harbor. Mrs. Jackson died from a fever she contracted conducting this "mercy mission."

195 pages. 1999. 13 ISBN 978-941072-31-1; ISBN 0-941072-31-2, Softcover $12.95**

IF EVER YOUR COUNTRY NEEDS YOU

by Christine Swager

This is a continuation of the story developed in Black Crows and White Cockade. This historical fictional provides the reader with what life was like in the Backcountry during the American Revolution. Ann Bixby continues as heroine and relies on her young suitor to tell the story of the last battles of the British occupation of South Carolina. Even when Cornwallis surrenders at Yorktown, they British still occupy Charleston and the low country until their departure December 14, 1782

196 pages. 2001.

ISBN 13: 978-0-941072-41-0; ISBN 10: 0-941072-41-X,

Softcover $12.95

cswager@bellsouth.net

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