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I have not yet begun to fight

a story about John Paul Jones
2004
Describes the life of John Paul Jones, who served in America's navy during the Revolutionary War and is remembered for saying, "I have not yet begun to fight.".

Prisoner for liberty

2008
Tells the story of James Forten, a free African-American boy from Philadelphia who was taken prisoner aboard a British warship and later on a British prison ship until the end of the war.

War comes to Willy Freeman

1987
A free thirteen-year-old black girl in Connecticut is caught up in the horror of the Revolutionary War and the danger of being returned to slavery when her patriot father is killed by the British and her mother disappears.

Toliver's secret

2000
During the Revolutionary War, a ten-year-old girl crosses enemy lines to deliver a loaf of bread containing a message for the patriots.

The Revolutionary War

2000
Describes the events preceding, during, and following the American Revolution, from the Stamp Act in 1765 to the signing of the treaty in Paris in 1783.

Saving the Liberty Bell

2005
Recounts how Johnny Mickley, an eleven-year-old boy, helped his father to keep the Liberty Bell safe from the British during the Revolutionary War.

The end of the American Revolutionary War

the colonists defeat the British at Yorktown
2001
Briefly surveys the Revolutionary War and describes the battle at Yorktown which forced the British to surrender and ended the war.

The Boston coffee party

1988
During the Revolutionary War, two young sisters help a group of Boston women get coffee from a greedy merchant.

The American Revolution from A to Z

2009
Uses the letters of the alphabet to describe significant people and events of the American Revolution.

The brave women and children of the American Revolution

2009
Discusses the roles of women and children during the American Revolution, covering their never ending work at home, their support of the military, and efforts as messengers and spies, and includes a timeline and glossary.

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