The Kinsmen: Or, The Black Riders of Congaree. Complete Two-Volume Set.
Philadelphia, PA: Lea & Blanchard, 1841. Two Volumes. Hardcover in original tan cloth bindings with paper spine labels, 4.75" X 7.5”. Volume One: 241 pp, ffep torn/missing, water stained, spine label mostly rubbed off. Volume Two: 274 pp with last page of text missing and ffep torn. SCARCE in any condition!
The story of the beginning of the 1781 campaign in the south, and of General Greene's rallying the southern army and defeating Lord Rawdon at Hobkirk's Hill, after Gates' defeat at Camden. The chief episode is the siege of Ninety-Six (1781) which was relieved by the British, who were, however, too much enfeebled by the contest to retain the post.
The atrocious warfare between the Whigs and the Tories was then at its height; Simms gives a most graphic and well-authenticated account of the outrages, arsons and murders committed by the partisans and irresponsible banditti. Later editions of this novel are entitled The Scout. Item #100931
Price: $750.00