Young Patriots: Inspiring Stories of the American Revolution
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
Congress 1976 98 IV
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Many generous people help with the making of a book For their interest and kind assistance we would like to thank the following lead consultant David W Robson Ph D John Carroll University University Heights Ohio who searched out primary sources and allowed us reasonable latitude in our historical fiction while keeping us true to the facts classroom consultant Samantha Schaedler a National Board Certified Teacher of Social Studies Orange Schools Pepper Pike Ohio who read the entire manuscript and
provided insights into student interest in particular people and events of the American Revolution By letter e mail and telephone we received invaluable fact checking from our experts who willingly shared their specific knowledge with us J L Bell historical researcher and Nancy Richard Library Director Bostonian Society Boston Joseph Lee Boyle former Historian Valley Forge National Historical Park Valley Forge Pennsylvania Anthony Brown Ranger Independence National Historical Park Philadelphia Diane K Depew Supervisory Park Ranger Colonial National Historical Park Yorktown Virginia Roy Goodman Curator of Printed Materials American Philosophical Society Library Philadelphia Timothy A Holmes Historian and Information Officer Old Saratoga New York Sondra Leiman former teacher and author of America The Jewish Experience Bronx New York Whitney Lloyd teacher of American history University School Hunting Valley Ohio Michelle Matz Educator Washington Crossing Historic Park Washington Crossing Pennsylvania Christopher C Revels Chief Ranger Kings Mountain National Military Park Blacksburg South Carolina Henry Baird Tenney descendant of the Ottawa Nation Cleveland Heights Ohio Anna Coxe Toogood Historian and Cultural Resources Management Independence National Historical Park Philadelphia Leslie Perrin Wilson Curator of Special Collections Concord Free
