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DIVIDED GROUND: North Carolina and the Fight for Independence
DIVIDED NORTH CAROLINA AND THE FIGHT FOR INDEPENDENCE
By Robin Crumpler
Book 3 of the Hidden Histories of the Tar Heel State Series
Before the Revolution was a nation’s birth, it was a family feud. And nowhere was it bloodier than North Carolina.
Our story begins at Moore’s Creek Bridge in February 1776, where a band of Highland Scots loyal to the Crown marched into a deadly Patriot ambush. It was a short, savage fight—but it changed everything. The battle shattered Loyalist hopes, emboldened the rebel cause, and plunged the colony into chaos. From that moment on, North Carolina wasn’t just fighting the British. It was fighting itself.
In Divided Ground, bestselling author Robin Crumpler peels back the layers of myth to reveal the gripping, human story behind America’s southern rebellion. With rich detail and powerful storytelling, he shows how cultural fault lines—between coast and backcountry, elite and commoner, free and enslaved—exploded into violence. These were not distant political debates. They were personal choices with life-or-death consequences.
This isn’t just the story of generals and battlefields. It’s the story of families torn apart, of settlers caught between loyalty and survival, of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary times. From the Regulator Revolt to the guerrilla war in the Carolina woods, Divided Ground brings to life the untold revolution that shaped a state—and a nation.
By Robin Crumpler
Book 3 of the Hidden Histories of the Tar Heel State Series
Before the Revolution was a nation’s birth, it was a family feud. And nowhere was it bloodier than North Carolina.
Our story begins at Moore’s Creek Bridge in February 1776, where a band of Highland Scots loyal to the Crown marched into a deadly Patriot ambush. It was a short, savage fight—but it changed everything. The battle shattered Loyalist hopes, emboldened the rebel cause, and plunged the colony into chaos. From that moment on, North Carolina wasn’t just fighting the British. It was fighting itself.
In Divided Ground, bestselling author Robin Crumpler peels back the layers of myth to reveal the gripping, human story behind America’s southern rebellion. With rich detail and powerful storytelling, he shows how cultural fault lines—between coast and backcountry, elite and commoner, free and enslaved—exploded into violence. These were not distant political debates. They were personal choices with life-or-death consequences.
This isn’t just the story of generals and battlefields. It’s the story of families torn apart, of settlers caught between loyalty and survival, of ordinary people swept up in extraordinary times. From the Regulator Revolt to the guerrilla war in the Carolina woods, Divided Ground brings to life the untold revolution that shaped a state—and a nation.
233 pages, Kindle Edition
Published June 1, 2025
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