In this engaging history, Daniel J. Tortora explores how the Anglo-Cherokee War reshaped the political and cultural landscape of the colonial South. Tortora chronicles the series of clashes that erupted from 1758 to 1761 between Cherokees, settlers, and British troops. The conflict, no insignificant sideshow to the French and Indian War, eventually led to the regeneration of a British-Cherokee alliance. Tortora reveals how the war destabilized the South Carolina colony and threatened the white coastal elite, arguing that the political and military success of the Cherokees led colonists to a greater fear of slave resistance and revolt and ultimately nurtured South Carolinians' rising interest in the movement for independence. Drawing on newspaper accounts, military and diplomatic correspondence, and the speeches of Cherokee people, among other sources, this work reexamines the experiences of Cherokees, whites, and African Americans in the mid-eighteenth century. Centering his analysis on Native American history, Tortora reconsiders the rise of revolutionary sentiments in the South while also detailing the Anglo-Cherokee War from the Cherokee perspective. "Illuminating and impressive. . . . A welcome addition to the history of the early American South." -- Journal of Southern History "Tortora breaks new ground. . . . Such insightful analysis places this work in the company of modern classics about the coming of the American Revolution." -- Reviews in American History "Daniel J. Tortora has given us a superbly written account of Anglo-Cherokee relations during the Seven Years' War. . . . Scholars of the period should take note." -- South Carolina Historical Magazine "Compelling. . . . Engaging. . . . Moving beyond the diplomatic and military narrative at the heart of his study, Tortora . . . [makes] a strong case for the broad significance of the Anglo-Cherokee War." -- The Historian "This well-written and impressively researched volume offers an intriguing synthesis of an oft-overlooked aspect of the French and Indian War." -- Journal of American History "Tortora's book should become a mainstay in the scholarship of the colonial era." -- Ethnohistory "The best history of the Seven Years' War along the South Carolina frontier. . . ." --Redcoat Images "[Tortora] incorporates an incredible swath of records, sources, and documents. . . . [His] history of a Carolina in crisis. . . provides new and exciting avenues for historians and literary scholars." -- Southern Studies "Tortora has produced a well written, strongly analyzed and important text in both the history of the Cherokee and more broadly the revolutionary era South." -- Tennessee Historical Quarterly "[Provides] a valuable and welcome addition to the historiography of this conflict. . . . An enlightening narrative." -- North Carolina Historical Review "Tortora makes a compelling case for the need to take the actions, thoughts, and cultural underpinnings of Indian peoples (in this case the Cherokee) more seriously. . . . This book is an important and thought-provoking read." -- West Virginia History "An engaging read. . . . Offers a compelling argument for reconsidering the significance of the Anglo-Cherokee War in the Revolutionary Era." -- Journal of Military History "Tortora crafts a unique account of an area generally overlooked. . . . The end product is a rich and rewarding addition to the historiography of early American warfare." --New Books in Military History "Tortora's account stands among the best and freshest works on the years encompassed by the French & Indian War in the South, and the legacies it left behind." -- Carolina Chronicles "Tortora's study of the Cherokee War and the treaty making process is expertly rendered. The story is well researched, balanced, and lucid." -- American Historical Review "His imaginative connections enrich understanding of Colonial South Carolina and the coming of the American Revolution there." -- Choice "A new and refreshing direction in understanding the importance of the conflict as setting the stage for the American Revolution in South Carolina." -- Journal of Interdisciplinary History Examining the Anglo-Cherokee War from both sides Daniel J. Tortora is assistant professor of history at Colby College.