While our new nation was suffering attacks from both within and without, John Adams had a vision of a nation of liberty and justice for all. He guided his peers--General George Washington, Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Jefferson--in setting the values and agenda for a glorious, free America. Adams and his wife Abigail refined these ambitious democratic ideals, and their partnership became one of the most moving love stories in American history.
Presents a short biography of Abigail Adams, wife of the second President of the United States; and chronicles her childhood in Massachusetts, education, marriage, and the role she played in helping to shape the early history of America.
A collection of thirty-two excerpts from primary sources related to the American Revolution, written by the Founding Fathers, American civilians and soldiers, and significant British figures; also includes illustrations and informational sidebars.
A history of the American Revolution, looking at nine time periods from 1756 to 1783, each with a narrative description of key events and a selection of firsthand accounts from diary entries, letters, speeches, and newspaper articles.
Fourteen-year-old Daniel is disappointed when his father makes him stay behind to work in his blacksmith shop instead of enlisting in the militia, but when Daniel discovers a horde of weapons in the backroom of the shop, Daniel's role becomes crucial to the fate of the American Revolution.
In 1778, having been traveling with George Washington's army since the British burned down their house, Rob and his mother find themselves in the middle of the fighting at the battle of Monmouth when, after Rob's father is wounded, they take charge of firing the cannon.
