Young Patriots: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution

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with the war and survival rarely recorded the doings or feelings of the young In order to tell the stories of young people during the Revolution the authors of this book have immersed themselves in what historians know have relied on documents and family legends when they could and from that knowledge have very skillfully imagined young people into many of the key incidents of the era Through these stories as well as the introductions sidebars and illustrations young readers can learn about pre war protests the major events and military engagements and the intriguing aftermath of the American Revolution Best of all they will experience the sensations of being as John Adams once put it in the midst of a revolution the most complete unexpected and remarkable of any in the history of nations David W Robson Professor of History John Carroll University From a letter to William Cushing June 9 1776 Paul H Smith et al eds Letters of the Delegates of Congress 1774 1789 26 vols Washington D C Library of