Christopher Gadsden and the American Revolution is the biography of the "Sam Adams of the South." It recreates the life of South Carolina's foremost patriot during the American Revolution while shedding further light on a crucial period in American history. As a radical leader of the American Revolution, Gadsden was intimately involved in the major events of the eighteenth century. He designed the symbolic rattlesnake flag with the logo "Don't Tread on Me." This book contains the known details of Gadsden's personal life as well as thorough analysis of his political and military careers.