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Horse-Shoe Robinson
novel by John P. Kennedy
Major Butler and Horseshoe Robinson | |
| Author | John P. Kennedy |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Philadelphia: Carey, Lea & Blanchard / New York: Wiley and Long |
Publication date | |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 2 vol.
( U.S.); 3 vol. ( U.K.) |
Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency is an novel by John P. Kennedy that was a popular seller in its day.[1][2]
The novel was Kennedy's second, and proved to be his most popular. It is a work of historical romance of the American Revolution, set in the western mountain areas of the Carolinas and Virginia,[3] culminating at the Battle of Kings Mountain.[4][5]
The primary characters of the novel include Francis Marion, Banastre Tarleton, General Charles Cornwallis, Horseshoe Robinson (so named because he was originally a blacksmith), Mary Musgrove and her lover John Ramsay, Henry and Mildred Lynd