Publisher's Synopsis
* * * * * NEW * * * * * Second Edition * * * * * updates & more pictures * * * * * This little-known saga tells the Legend of the epic struggle of the Lowrie Gang and their fight against rich plantation owners and the Ku Klux Klan during the Reconstruction Period after the Civil War. Known locally as "The Lowrie War" (1865-1872). To prevent his family, and the poor farmers of Robeson County, North Carolina from starving to death during the winter of 1865, Henry Berry Lowrie led a band of brothers who robbed plantations and distributed the food and stolen goods to the local poor. After his father, brother, cousins, and friends were murdered by the North Carolina Home Guard, Henry Berry declared war on the wealthy conservative whites and the bounty hunters they employed who wanted him dead. Henry Berry was loved by persons of color and hated by the wealthy and powerful. He was arrested on his wedding day, but no jail could hold him. The final bounty on his head was EIGHT TIMES the reward collected for the killing of Jesse James! He was a dedicated father who always kept his word. He was a man full of mischief. Rhoda Strong, Henry Berry's beautiful wife, was known as the "Queen of Scuffletown" (today's Pembroke, N.C.). She was a strong, outspoken woman. The Legend of Henry Berry Lowrie is an action-packed narration of the exploits of this extraordinarily brave man and his small band of brothers; a most remarkable tale that is based upon actual documented historical events. The story's ending is like no other outlaw's tale. A must read!
