The Life and Times of General Andrew Pickens

Rod Andrew Jr. is professor of history at Clemson University.

"A comprehensive biography of Andrew Pickens, a backcountry planter, general, and diplomat on the southeastern frontier in the era of the American Revolution and new nation. Recommended." -- CHOICE "A detailed portrait of a complicated, often enigmatic, historical figure and the society that produced him."--H-Net Reviews "An outstanding book, long awaited by history buffs that will serve as a milestone on an important Revolutionary War military leader." -- McCormick Messenger "Andrew's study is a full-scale biography of Pickens, one of the principal generals in the southern theater of the American Revolution . . . [that] open[s] our eyes to the incompleteness of the earlier stories. We cannot understand Pickens fully without considering Native Americans."--South Carolina Historical Magazine "Invaluable for those interested in the finer points of the Revolution in the Carolina backcountry, the postwar shaping of frontier democracy, or a historical work that centers evangelical Christianity in the Revolution and early republic." -- North Carolina Historical Review "Other biographies of Pickens have been written, but this is the best. Rod Andrew has done a great job of sifting through the available evidence to define the man and his life."--Journal of Americas Military Past "Provides a well-deserved new treatment of Pickens as a military hero, civic leader, and self-made man who was not only a product of the frontier Revolutionary ethos of his day, but also an important shaper of it . . . a masterfully told story."--On Point "This clearly written, well-constructed, and thoroughly researched book provides a welcome addition to Revolutionary and Indian affairs scholarship."--The Journal of Southern History