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Howe (1732-86) was North Carolina's only major general in the Revolution and the highest-ranking officer from the states south of Virginia. He participated in the French and Indian War, led royal troops against the Regulators in 1768, served in his provincial congress, won laurels at Norfolk in 1776, commanded the Southern Department, headed the fort at West Point, and ran a "network of spies" that helped thwart the treason of Benedict Arnold. Why then is he not better known? He left few papers and died before writing memoirs, but above all he "lost" Georgia to the British in 1778. The authors argue strongly that he did all he could, but they are handicapped by a lack of documentation. Nevertheless, this judicious military history restores the contributions of an important Revolutionary figure. For specialists.
- Harry W. Fritz, Univ. of Montana, Missoula
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Harry W. Fritz, Univ. of Montana, Missoula
Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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"A lucid, well-researched book on a fascinating soldier. It casts valuable light on the Revolutionary War in both the North and the South."--Don Higginbotham, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
"A Quest for Glory reveals the facts behind the rumors and gossip that throughout most of his adult life plagued Major General Robert Howe, North Carolina's highest ranking officer of the American Revolution. . . . Bennett and Lennon have come too late for General Howe, but they provide the modern reader with an intriguing account of a man deeply wronged."--William S. Powell, author of North Carolina through Four Centuries --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
"A Quest for Glory reveals the facts behind the rumors and gossip that throughout most of his adult life plagued Major General Robert Howe, North Carolina's highest ranking officer of the American Revolution. . . . Bennett and Lennon have come too late for General Howe, but they provide the modern reader with an intriguing account of a man deeply wronged."--William S. Powell, author of North Carolina through Four Centuries --This text refers to the Paperback edition.
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