RobertHenry is a character more suited for fiction than nonfiction. While just a boy,he fought with the Overmountain Men at Kings Mountain and battled Britishtroops along the Catawba River. As a surveyor, he helped mark the boundary linebetween Tennessee and North Carolina. He had a long career as a prominentattorney and owned the famous Sulphur Springs resort. Yet while Henry is one ofwestern North Carolina's most accomplished ancestors, he is also one of the mosteccentric. He preferred to dress in moccasins and traveled with a walking sticknearly as tall as he. Some said he had the gift of foresight and was able topredict his own death. Join author Richard Russell as he navigates the unusual,contradictory and fascinating life of Robert Henry.