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Set during the American
Revolution, in 1778, a
small village in upstate
New York is savagely
raided by Seneca Indians.
Most of the whites are
killed, and a few are taken
captive. The book then
follows the fate of each
captive, one by one. The
prose is spare, elegant and
masterfully paced. Highly
recommended,
unflinching, un-PC tale of
American history.
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The story of a teenage boy named
Adam Cooper, and his
involvement in the battle of
Lexington. At first, no one in the
village of Lexington believes that
the British are coming to fight. But
when they kill Adam's father and
many of his friends, he fleas. After
he has gained control of himself,
he goes out with his cousin and
helps win one of the most famous
battles during the American
Revolution. If you like action,
you’ll like April Morning.
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The Hessian is an interesting
story about the American
Revolution, centering on the
prejudices and uncertainties
of one town. When a group
of Hessians (German
mercenaries who were hired
by the English in the
Revolutionary war) kill one
of their townspeople,
Abraham Hunt, the town's
leader, plans an ambush,
then puts the only surviving
Hessian, the drummer boy,
on trial for murder.
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The Unvanquished is the story of
the Continental Army and George
Washington in the desperate early
months when the American
Revolution faced defeat and
disintegration. The book begins
with the retreat across
Manhattan's East River that saved
the Continental Army after the
Battle of Long Island. It ends with
Washington's re crossing of the
Delaware in the daring 1776
Christmas Eve raid on the Hessian
camp at Trenton.
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In 1681 in Boston,
fourteen-year-old William,
a Narraganset Indian
captured in a raid six
years earlier, leads a
productive and contented
life as a printer's
apprentice but is
increasingly anxious to
make some connection
with his Indian past.
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Jonathan Lyte Tremain is a
very complex character due
to his lack of respect towards
some and his great humility
towards others. Johnny's
character starts out as a
proud fourteen year old boy
who works as an apprentice
for a skilled silversmith and
ends as a humble and brave
sixteen year old who sets off
to fight in the American
revolutionary war.
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Presents the life and
accomplishments of the
colonist and patriot who
was involved in
virtually every major
event that resulted in
the birth of the United
States.
Letters, diaries, memoirs, interviews,
ballads, newspaper articles, and
speeches depict life and events in the
American colonies in the second half of
the eighteenth century, with an
emphasis on the years of the
Revolutionary War.
As James Madison's aide
during the 1787
Constitutional Convention
in Philadelphia, young
Jared Mifflin experiences a
summer filled with
adventure, intrigue, and
romance.
The life of the author of
the Declaration of
Independence and third
president of the United
States who was also a
noted inventor, architect,
farmer, statesman, and
educator.
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Drums has been called the
best novel ever written about
the Revolutionary War.
Narrated from the viewpoint
of a North Carolina Tory
gentleman's adolescent son,
it's unique outlook soon
draws the reader into the
drama of colonial unrest and
the emotional battle men
fought within themselves
whether to cede from
England or not.
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In 1787, a fourteen-yearold slave, anxious to
buy freedom for himself
and his mother, escapes
from his dishonest
master and tries to find
help in cashing the
soldier's notes received
by his father for fighting
in the Revolution.
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Anxious to be a hero, a
young boy relates how
he becomes involved in
Shays' Rebellion begun
by farmers in western
Massachusetts against
unfair taxation levied
on them by the Boston
government.
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The author presents a well
written, engaging biography
of the right length and depth
of coverage. He has an
unusually balanced view of
the feud between Hamilton
and Jefferson, and used
psychological techniques to
try to decipher Hamilton's
conflicted personality.
Hamilton was an essential
part of the mix of our
founding fathers who's
views balanced Jefferson's.
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The life of the political
philosopher whose
pamphlets Common
Sense and The American
Crisis greatly influenced
colonial opinion during
the Revolution.