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| 641.5 Erd |
Erdosh, George, 1935- Food and recipes of
the Revolutionary War. NY: PowerKids Press,
c1997. Describes the kinds of foods commonly consumed by
colonists, including soldiers, during the time of the American
Revolutionary War. Includes recipes. |
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| 793.7 Adl |
Adler, David A. Remember Betsy Floss :
and other colonial American riddles. New York : Holiday
House, c1987. An illustrated collection of humorous
riddles about American colonial life and the Revolution.
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| 920 Dav |
Davis, Burke, 1913- Heroes of the
American Revolution. New York, Random House
[1971] Paul Revere, spy and courier.--John Adams,
mastermind of rebellion.--Henry Knox, self-taught master of
artillery.--Thomas Jefferson, declarer of independence.--Thomas
Paine, radical pamphleteer.--Benjamin Franklin, master of
diplomacy.--Friedrich von Steuben, the drillmaster.--George Rogers
Clark, conqueror of the West.--John Paul Jones, victor at
sea.--Nathanael Greene, savior of the South.--George Washington,
Commander in Chief. |
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921
Lud |
Brown, Drollene P. Sybil
rides for independence. Niles, Ill. : A. Whitman, 1985.
Describes sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington's dangerous ride in 1777 to
warn the minutemen of the British Attack on Danbury, Connecticut. | |
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| 921 Pit |
Rockwell, Anne F. They called her Molly
Pitcher. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2002.
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921
Sam |
McGovern, Ann.
The secret soldier : the story of Deborah Sampson. Four Winds
Press, 1987, c1975. A brief biography of the woman who disguised
herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the
Revolutionary War. |
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| 921 Sam |
Stevens, Bryna.
Deborah Sampson goes to war. Minneapolis : Carolrhoda Books,
[1984] A biography of the woman who served in the army during the
Revolutionary War under the name Robert Shurtleff and who later
lectured about her experiences |
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| 921 Wis |
Wister, Sarah.
A colonial Quaker girl : the diary of Sally Wister, 1777-1778.
Mankato, MN : Capstone, 2000. Presents the diary of the
sixteen-year-old daughter of a prominent Quaker family who moved with
her family from British-occupied Philadelphia for the safety of the
countryside during the Revolutionary War. Includes sidebars,
activities, and a timeline related to this era. |
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973.3
Ams |
Amstel, Marsha.
Sybil Ludington's midnight ride. Carolrhoda Books, c2000.
The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American
soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury,
Connecticut, during the American Revolution. |
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| 973.3 Dav |
Davis, Burke, 1913- Black heroes of the
American Revolution. New York : Harcourt Brace
Jovanovich, c1976. An account of the black soldiers,
sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and
sacrificed in the struggle for American independence.
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| 973.3 Kre |
Krensky, Stephen. Paul Revere's midnight
ride. New York : HarperCollins Publishers,
c2002. |
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| E Tur |
Turner, Ann Warren. Katie's
trunk. Macmillan ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ;
New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992.
Katie, whose family is not sympathetic to the rebel soldiers during
the American Revolution, hides under the clothes in her mother's
wedding trunk when they invade her home. |
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| F Avi |
Avi, 1937- The fighting
ground. New York : Lippincott, c1984.
Thirteen-year-old Jonathan goes off to fight in the Revolutionary
War and discovers the real war is being fought within
himself. |
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| F Ban |
Banim, Lisa. Drums at
Saratoga. New York: Silver Moon Press, 1993.
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| F Col |
Collier, James Lincoln, 1928- My brother
Sam is dead. New York, Four Winds Press
[1974] Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker
family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces
while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory
town. |
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| F Den |
Denenberg, Barry. The journal of William
Thomas Emerson : a Revolutionary War Patriot, Boston, Massachusetts,
1774. NY: Scholastic, 1998 William, a
twelve-year-old orphan, writes of his experiences in
pre-Revolutionary War Boston where he joins the cause of the
patriots who are opposed to British rule.
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| F Gre |
Gregory, Kristiana. The winter of the red
snow : the Revolutionary War diary of Abigail Jane Stewart, Valley
Forge, PA, 1777-78. NY: Scholastic, 1996
Eleven-year-old Abigail presents a diary account of life in Valley
Forge from December 1777 to July 1778 as General Washington prepares
his troops to fight the British. |
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| F Gri |
Griffin, Judith Berry. Phoebe the
spy. NY: Scholastic, 1977 Disguised as
General Washington's housekeeper, Phoebe becomes a spy when a plot
against the general's life is coming to a climax.
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| F Hoo |
Hoobler, Dorothy. The sign painter's
secret : the story of a revolutionary girl. Silver
Burdett Press, c1991. When the Redcoats occupy her house
in Philadelphia, young Annie MacDougal finds a way to help General
Washington's troops at Valley Forge. |
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| F Ode |
O'Dell, Scott 1898-1989. Sarah
Bishop. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1980.
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| F Roo |
Roop, Peter. Buttons for General
Washington. Minneapolis, Minn. : Carolrhoda Books,
c1986. Reconstructs a possible mission of the
fourteen-year-old spy who carried messages to George Washington's
camp in the buttons of his coat during the Revolutionary
War. |
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| F Tri |
Tripp, Valerie, 1951- Changes for
Felicity : a winter story. Middleton, WI : Pleasant Co.,
c1992. The outbreak of the Revolutionary War in 1775
brings drastic changes to Felicity's life in Williamsburg, affecting
both her family and her friendship with Elizabeth.
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| F Van |
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Hannah of
Fairfield. NY: Dial Books for Young Readers,
c1999. For almost nine-year-old Hannah Perley of
Fairfield, Connecticut, growing up means facing new challenges, both
great and small--from saving the life of a baby lamb to helping the
family prepare to send her brother Ben to join the colonial soldiers
in the American Revolutionary War. |
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| F Van |
Van Leeuwen, Jean. Hannah's helping
hands. NY: Phyllis Fogelman Books, c1999. In
1779 in Fairfield, Connecticut, Hannah and her family try to
maintain a sense of normalcy as the Revolutionary War rages around
them, threatening to destroy their way of life.
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