The Life and Times of General Andrew Pickens: Revolutionary War Hero, American Founder

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

An outstanding book, long awaited by history buffs that will serve as a milestone on an important Revolutionary War military leader.--McCormick Messenger

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

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

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

A detailed portrait of a complicated, often enigmatic, historical figure and the society that produced him.--H-Net Reviews

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