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. llustrated 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.