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English
Description
In September 1776, the vulnerable Continental Army under an unsure George Washington (who had never commanded a large force in battle) evacuates New York after a devastating defeat by the British Army. Three weeks later, near the Canadian border, one of his favorite generals, Benedict Arnold, miraculously succeeds in postponing the British naval advance down Lake Champlain that might have ended the war. Four years later, as the book ends, Washington...
Author
Publisher
Calkins Creek, an imprint of Highlights
Pub. Date
[2016]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 7
Language
English
Description
Brief biographical sketches chronicle the contributions of enslaved and free blacks during the Revolutionary War, including Prince Hall, who organized the first branch of black Freemasons, and Richard Allen, who founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
86) Sweetie
Author
Series
Dog diaries volume 6
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 3
Language
English
Description
"George Washington's foxhound Sweetlips narrates the story of her master's transformation from farmer to Father of our Country"--
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 9.3 - AR Pts: 12
Language
English
Formats
Description
Shares the true story of an anonymous group of spies who played important roles in winning the Revolutionary War, documenting how they risked their lives to obtain crucial intelligence for General Washington using sophisticated tactics and complex codes.
Publisher
Mill Creek Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
Travel back in time with Benjamin Franklin's teenage reporters as they confront the real and physical dangers of the American Revolution. Trapped in opposite sides of the war, James an American colonist and Sarah a young English reporter are forced to choose between friendship and allegiance to their countries. All while they try to look after mischievous Henri, a French boy whose comical escapades constantly lead to trouble.
Publisher
[Publisher not identified]
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
A historical thriller set during the Revolutionary War. Abe Woodhull is a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island who bands together with his friends to from the Culper Ring, an unlikely team of secret agents who not only went on to help George Washington turn the tide of the war, but also gave birth to modern spycraft.
Author
Series
Oxford history of the United States volume 2
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1982
Language
English
91) John Hancock
Author
Series
Publisher
Lerner Publications Co
Pub. Date
c2005
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
During the summer of 1776, a British incursion from Canada loomed. In response, citizen soldiers of the newly independent nation mounted a heroic defense. Patriots constructed a small fleet of gunboats on Lake Champlain in northern New York and confronted the Royal Navy in a desperate three-day battle near Valcour Island. Their effort surprised the arrogant British and forced the enemy to call off their invasion. Jack Kelly's Valcour is a story of...
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