Good condition. Cover is worn and soiled with normal shelf wear. Spine is dented near the letter "W" (see photos). Endpapers are tight at front and back hinges. Pages are unmarked, unfolded, tanned with age. Text block edges are soiled. Binding is tight. SEE PHOTOS.

The Swamp Fox relates a little known but crucial episode in the Revolutionary War, one that inspired the motion picture, "The Patriot" in 2000. With no pay and little ammunition, a small band of South Carolina backwoodsmen carried on a private war against the British redcoats during the American Revolution. Led by Francis Marion, these guerilla fighters struck fear into the hearts of the English as time and time again they ambushed soldiers and knocked out a string of forts before mysteriously disappearing into the swamps. Marion's unorthodox tactics demoralized and terrified the Redcoats so much that they were eventually driven from the South.

This is number 90 in the Landmark series. The Landmark series presents historic and biographical books for young readers, designed to hold the attention as well as to inform. Lives of outstanding people and topics of interest in American and world history are presented in story form with illustrations.

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