revolutionary war

Take the tumultuous journey from Valley Forge in 1777 to Vietnam in 1975. The journey begins with The Chicken Thief Soldier who was killed at Valley Forge, and it continues with the modern Chicken Thief Soldier, who grows up in Valley Forge and fights in Vietnam. It is the story of two friends who take this journey together. As they overcome major conflicts in high school and then even greater conflicts in Vietnam, they demonstrate the great strength of youth and the value of friendship in a complex, dangerous, and ever-changing world.

A chronology of world events provide a context for the American experience covered in this volume. Events, lifestyles, social trends, fashion, social history, key figures, business and the economy, education, government and politics, sports and recreation are outlined for this age of revolution, with its quest for scientific knowledge, intellectual freedom and political liberty.

During the Revolutionary War, a young boy volunteers for a dangerous misson. Betsy Ross has finished a new flag for General Washington. The flag might help to rally the freezing soldiers camped with Washington in Valley Forge. But British troops are everywhere and anyone trying to deliver the flag may be captured and shot as a spy. Could a boy make a journey without getting caught? Ben sets out in a blinding snow storm in an effort to bring the flag, and new hope, to Valley Forge.

A narrative account of the American Revolution, covering the origins of disputes with Britain, profiles of the key figures, and descriptions of major battles.

A chronology of world events provide a context for the American experience covered in this volume. Events, lifestyles, social trends, fashion, social history, key figures, business and the economy, education, government and politics, sports and recreation are outlined for this age of Western Expansion, with its unbridled opportunity matched only by its open cruelty to indigenous peoples.