The Battle of Kings Mountain, 1780: With Fire and Sword by Wilma Dykeman

Wilma Dykeman (1920-2006) was Tennessee state historian much of her adult life as well as a sought-after public speaker, distinguished novelist and non-fiction author.  Although Wilma came across as essentially a personage, always dressed and well spoken like an aristocrat, her strength was her empathy and respect for common people. In all of the talks I heard her give, she included something that reinforced her opposition to class chauvinism as well as racism and sexism and environmental destruction. Washington, D.C.: National Park Service, unpaged trade paperback.