| Contents |
Beginnings -- Declaring freedom -- Kings Mountain -- Cowan's Ford -- New frontiers -- Running a line -- The professional -- Husband and traveler -- Sulphur springs -- Transitions -- Trouble in paradise -- The twilight years -- Aftermath. |
| Abstract |
"Robert Henry is a character more suited for fiction than nonfiction. While just a boy, he fought with the Overmountain Men at Kings Mountain and battled British troops along the Catawba River. As a surveyor, he helped mark the boundary line between Tennessee and North Carolina. He had a long career as a prominent attorney and owned the famous Sulphur Springs resort. Yet while Henry is one of western North Carolina's most accomplished ancestors, he is also one of the most eccentric. He preferred to dress in moccasins and traveled with a walking stick nearly as tall as he. Some said he had the gift of foresight and was able to predict his own death. Join author Richard Russell as he navigates the unusual, contradictory and fascinating life of Robert Henry"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Abstract |
"A biography of Robert Henry, a fascinating figure in the eighteenth- and nineteenth-century history of western North Carolina"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages179-185) and index. |
| LCCN | 2013032690 |
| ISBN | 9781626191457 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 162619145X (pbk.) |
