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2) 1776
Author
Language
English
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Description
Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief...
3) Chains
Author
Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
316 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her owner dies at the start of the Revolution, a greedy nephew keeps Isabel and her younger sister enslaved and sells them to Loyalists in New York, where Isabel is offered the chance to spy for the Patriots.
Author
Series
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
72 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a visual guide to the people, battles, and events of America's war for independence, and includes explanatory text.
Become an eyewitness to the American struggle for independence, from the events that sparked the war all the way through to the signing of the Constitution. This picture-led guide will take you on a visual tour through revolutionary America. Discover how American soldiers won battles against the great British Empire, plus see...
Author
Publisher
Printed for the Vermont Statehood Bicentennial Commission by Vermont Heritage Press
Pub. Date
1988
Physical Desc
axxiii, 134 p., 4 leaves of plates: facsim. (1 fold) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Best known as a patriot and hero of the American War of Independence, Ethan Allen led the famed Green Mountain Boys in the capture of Fort Ticonderoga. Later that year, he spearheaded a failed assault on Montreal that resulted in his arrest by British authorities. Imprisoned aboard Royal Navy ships, paroled in New York City, and finally released in a prisoner exchange, Ethan Allen recorded his experiences in this stirring firsthand account of the...
7) Ashes
Author
Series
Seeds of America trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2016]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
298 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
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Description
As the Revolutionary War rages on, Isabel and Curzon have narrowly escaped Valley Forge, but their relief is short-lived. Before long they are reported as runaways, and the awful Bellingham is determined to track them down. With purpose and faith, Isabel and Curzon march on, fiercely determined to find Isabel's little sister Ruth, who is enslaved in a Southern state where bounty hunters are thick as flies.
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Language
English
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Formats
Description
Cokie Roberts's number one New York Times bestseller, We Are Our Mothers' Daughters, examined the nature of women's roles throughout history and led USA Today to praise her as a "custodian of time-honored values." Her second bestseller, From This Day Forward, written with her husband, Steve Roberts, described American marriages throughout history, including the romance of John and Abigail Adams. Now Roberts returns with Founding Mothers, an intimate...
Author
Series
I survived (Graphic novels) volume 8
Publisher
Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
147 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.
Author
Publisher
Amulet Books
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
127 pages : chiefly illustrations (some color) ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Tells the story of the Marquis de Lafayette, both what happened before and during the American Revolution, including all the Frenchman's escapades across France and the colonies.
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
48 p. : col. ill. ; 29 cm.
Language
English
Description
Re-creates the American colonies before, during, and after the American Revolution by describing in words and pictures various aspects of the colonists' lives, including work, food, clothing, shelter, religion, the events leading to the war, and life as a soldier.
Author
Publisher
Beach Lane Books
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
302 p. ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
In 1776, after witnessing the execution of Nathan Hale in New York City, newly occupied by the British army, young Sophia Calderwood resolves to do all she can to help the American cause, including becoming a spy.
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