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Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory AscendencyJohn Pendleton Kennedy

Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency

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Original author: John Pendleton Kennedy

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"Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency" by John Pendleton Kennedy is a novel published in 1835. This historical romance of the American Revolution unfolds across the western mountains of the Carolinas and Virginia, building toward the dramatic Battle of Kings Mountain. The story weaves together patriots and loyalists, secret marriages and dangerous gangs, centered around a blacksmith-turned-hero and the lives he touches during this turbulent period of American history.

Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency, by John Pendleton Kennedy. Republished by OpenStories from Project Gutenberg eBook #33478.

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60 Chapters

  1. 1.Introduction2,379 words
  2. 2.Preface: To the First Edition357 words
  3. 3.Chapter I: A Topographical Discourse1,231 words
  4. 4.Chapter II7,088 words
  5. 5.Chapter III: An Incident That Savors of Romance2,831 words
  6. 6.Chapter IV6,208 words
  7. 7.Chapter V5,209 words
  8. 8.Chapter VI6,354 words
  9. 9.Chapter VII4,849 words
  10. 10.Chapter VIII1,575 words
  11. 11.Chapter IX: An Intrigue4,509 words
  12. 12.Chapter X: Tyrrel Retreats3,395 words
  13. 13.Chapter XI: A Scene Between a Father and Daughter4,215 words
  14. 14.Chapter XII5,868 words
  15. 15.Chapter XIII: A Woodman's Family6,249 words
  16. 16.Chapter XIV: Something Very Like a Dream2,855 words
  17. 17.Chapter XV6,616 words
  18. 18.Chapter XVI: Tory Troopers, a Dark Road and a Fray3,980 words
  19. 19.Chapter XVII: Scene in the Bivouac3,958 words
  20. 20.Chapter XVIII: The Troopers Move with Their Prisoners4,739 words
  21. 21.Chapter XIX3,680 words
  22. 22.Chapter XX5,294 words
  23. 23.Chapter XXI3,210 words
  24. 24.Chapter XXII4,039 words
  25. 25.Chapter XXIII4,256 words
  26. 26.Chapter XXIV: New Difficulties Open Upon Butler2,593 words
  27. 27.Chapter XXV7,114 words
  28. 28.Chapter XXVI3,214 words
  29. 29.Chapter XXVII: A Retreat After the Manner of Xenophon2,322 words
  30. 30.Chapter XXVIII3,916 words
  1. 31.Chapter XXIX4,464 words
  2. 32.Chapter XXX2,020 words
  3. 33.Chapter XXXI1,316 words
  4. 34.Chapter XXXII: Mary Musgrove's Perplexities3,263 words
  5. 35.Chapter XXXIII3,113 words
  6. 36.Chapter XXXIV3,562 words
  7. 37.Chapter XXXV2,999 words
  8. 38.Chapter XXXVI2,072 words
  9. 39.Chapter XXXVII: A Domestic Scene at the Dove Cote2,759 words
  10. 40.Chapter XXXVIII3,696 words
  11. 41.Chapter XXXIX: Mildred Begins Her Journey3,021 words
  12. 42.Chapter XL2,623 words
  13. 43.Chapter XLI3,848 words
  14. 44.Chapter XLII2,018 words
  15. 45.Chapter XLIII: Occurrences at Musgrove's MILL3,484 words
  16. 46.Chapter XLIV: A Melancholy Incident3,568 words
  17. 47.Chapter XLV3,422 words
  18. 48.Chapter XLVI: A Rustic Funeral3,229 words
  19. 49.Chapter XLVII4,453 words
  20. 50.Chapter XLVIII4,565 words
  21. 51.Chapter XLIX4,354 words
  22. 52.Chapter L: A British Partisan2,202 words
  23. 53.Chapter LI: Mildred Turns Her Steps Homewards2,701 words
  24. 54.Chapter LII3,246 words
  25. 55.Chapter LIII: Mildred Meets an Agreeable Adventure2,719 words
  26. 56.Chapter LIV1,899 words
  27. 57.Chapter LV1,650 words
  28. 58.Chapter LVI4,078 words
  29. 59.Chapter LVII: The Battle of King's Mountain3,523 words
  30. 60.Chapter LVIII: The Conclusion3,552 words