Courageous Kate: A Daughter of the American Revolution By Sheila Ingle ISBN: 1-891885-52-9 Paperback 130 pages, 5 x 8 30 illustrations Publication Date: December 2006 $11.95

A fictional biography for young adults, Courageous Kate: A Daughter of the American Revolution is the compelling account of a heroine and a young mother who rode out from her Carolina backcountry home to warn Patriot militias of enemies on the move.

Kate Moore Barry served as a scout and a spy and is credited with helping Gen. Daniel Morgan defeat the British at the Battle of Cowpens, a turning point in the war for independence.

The author weaves together history, folklore and fiction to create a memorable story about three generations of Scots-Irish settlers who built a life in the wilderness of the South Carolina Upcountry during the 1700s.

Illustrated by John Ingle, Courageous Kate tells riveting stories of Kate’s encounters with cruel Tories and of the day she tied her youngest child to a bedpost so she could ride out to alert Patriot militiamen about gunfire at her parent’s nearby home.

Sheila Ingle is a graduate of Converse College and an adjunct instructor at USC Upstate, where she teaches both English and education. Courageous Kate is her first book.