Goodreads asked William R. Reynolds Jr.:

How do you get inspired to write?

William R. Reynolds Jr. I write because I have a story to tell. My book on Andrew Pickens was necessary because previous biographies were out of print. He, Thomas Sumter, and Francis Marion were the three South Carolina brigadier generals late in the war when the SC effort was so invaluable. Andrew Pickens leadership was extraordinary and needs to be remembered. The same us is true of the Cherokee 'gladiators' such as Dragging Canoe, Doublehead, Young Tassel, Bench, and others. though the Cherokee eventually lost their ancestral land, these young chiefs fought hard to maintain possession for their people. We can't forget their stories.

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