Contains first-person accounts and commentary that describe various aspects of life for American and British soldiers during the Revolutionary War, and features excerpts from soldiers' diaries and letters home.
In 1777, on a cold and stormy night in the New York Colony, sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington makes a dangerous and difficult ride to warn the local militiamen that the British Army is looting and burning nearby Danbury, Connecticut.
A historical novel that chronicles the story of the American Revolution and the men and women who forged the nation, covering events from the Boston Massacre to the signing of the Declaration of Independence.
Looks at the life of Boston bookseller Henry Knox, focusing on his vital role in the American Revolution as commander of the Continental Army's artillery and the man responsible for having cannons in place for the key battle at Dorchester Heights.
The second in a two-volume work of historical fiction about the American Revolution. Shaara ("Gods and Generals," "Rise to Rebellion") looks at compelling characters and events, from George Washington to Benedict Arnold, from Valley Forge to Yorktown.
A biography of John Paul Jones, known as the Father of the American Navy, and describes his Scottish heritage, early life at sea, and involvement in the American Revolution.
At the beginning of the Revolutionary War, hoping to keep bloodshed away from their valley, a twelve-year-old Delaware Indian boy and his white friend search sacred land for the bones of a legendary beast.
Tells the story of the thousands of African-American men who served as soldiers fighting for independence from England during the American Revolutionary War.
In pre-revolutionary Salem, fourteen-year-old Daniel begins to re-examine his loyalty to the King as the conflict between Tories and patriots increasingly divides the townspeople.
When unrest spreads at the Revolutionary War camp in Morristown, New Jersey, under the command of General Anthony Wayne, a young woman cleverly hides her horse from the mutinous soldiers who have need of it.
