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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261024T110000
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SUMMARY:Michael Hardy and The Revolutionary War in Western NC and Eastern T
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DESCRIPTION:The Revolutionary War in Western North Carolina and Eastern Ten
 nessee\nJoin award-winning historian Michael C. Hardy for an engaging expl
 oration of the Revolutionary War in Western North Carolina and Eastern Ten
 nessee—a region where the struggle for independence was fought not only 
 on distant battlefields\, but in communities\, along frontier roads\, and 
 among neighbors whose loyalties were often tested by war.\nThis presentati
 on will explore the people\, places\, battles\, and campaigns that shaped 
 the Revolutionary era in the Southern Appalachian backcountry. Featured to
 pics will include General Benjamin Cleveland\, Colonel William Lenoir\, th
 e Battle of Charlottetown\, and the pivotal Battle of Kings Mountain\, alo
 ng with other important events that unfolded throughout the Carolina and T
 ennessee backcountry.\nHardy will examine the experiences of the Patriots\
 , Loyalists\, frontier settlers\, and Native American nations caught up in
  the conflict. For the people living in this region\, the Revolution was f
 ar more than a distant political struggle. It brought raids\, skirmishes\,
  shifting alliances\, personal conflicts\, and difficult choices that affe
 cted families and communities for generations.\nThe presentation draws on 
 Hardy’s 2026 book\, Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee in the 
 American Revolution\, which explores the often-overlooked role of the Sout
 hern Appalachian backcountry in the War for Independence. His research bri
 ngs attention to the strategic importance of the region and the men and wo
 men whose lives were forever changed by the Revolution.\nAbout Michael C. 
 Hardy\nMichael C. Hardy is an award-winning historian and author of more t
 han 18 books\, including numerous works on the history of North Carolina a
 nd the Civil War. He was named 2010 Historian of the Year by the North Car
 olina Society of Historians. Known for combining thorough research with vi
 vid storytelling\, Hardy brings the history of the Southern Appalachians t
 o life.\nCome discover the fascinating Revolutionary War history that took
  place right here in Western North Carolina and Eastern Tennessee\, and le
 arn how the people and events of this region helped shape the struggle for
  American independence.
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