"Horse-Shoe Robinson: A Tale of the Tory Ascendency" by John Pendleton Kennedy is a novel published in 1835. This historical romance of the American Revolution unfolds across the western mountains of the Carolinas and Virginia, building toward the dramatic Battle of Kings Mountain. The story weaves together patriots and loyalists, secret marriages and dangerous gangs, centered around a blacksmith-turned-hero and the lives he touches during this turbulent period of American history. (This is an automatically generated summary.)