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By Sheila Ingle

A fictional biography for teens, brave Kate: A Daughter of the yankee Revolution is the compelling account of a heroine and a tender mom who rode out from her Carolina backcountry domestic to warn Patriot militias of enemies at the stream. Kate Moore Barry served as a scout and a secret agent and is credited with aiding Gen. Daniel Morgan defeat the British on the conflict of Cowpens, a turning element within the warfare for independence.

The writer weaves jointly heritage, folklore and fiction to create a memorable tale approximately 3 generations of Scots-Irish settlers who outfitted a existence within the wasteland of the South Carolina Upcountry through the 1700s.

Illustrated through John Ingle, brave Kate tells riveting tales of Kate’s encounters with merciless Tories and of the day she tied her youngest baby to a bedpost so she may well journey out to alert Patriot militiamen approximately gunfire at her parent’s within reach home.

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