Kiowa County Public Library District

Based on extensive research in both American and British archives, 1776 is the story of Americans in the ranks, men of every shape, size, and color, farmers, schoolteachers, shoemakers, no-accounts, and mere boys turned soldiers. And it is the story of the British commander, William Howe, and his highly disciplined redcoats who looked on their rebel foes with contempt and fought with a valor too little known. But it is the American commander-in-chief...

"The year is 1773; the scene is Boston. Johnny Tremain is fourteen and apprenticed to a silversmith. He is gifted and clever and lords his talent over the other apprentices - until tragedy srtikes. A crucible of molten silver breaks and the silver spills over Johnny's right hand. The hand is so badly burned, it's useless - and now, so is Johnny. Since he is no longer able to become a silversmith, Johnny's life takes a new path, one that will bring...

Following the Revolution, an eleven-year-old boy becomes the captive of a ruthless man who has set up his own "nation," supported by piracy, on a remote part of the New Jersey coast.

A past riddled by a cruel twist of fate, but the present held the distant glimmer of freedom in a new land.

"Describes causes and outcomes of key battles of the Revolutionary War"--Provided by publisher.

This book describes causes and events leading up to the Revolutionary War.

Presents an account of events leading up to and occurring during the American Revolution.

Describes the notable heroes of the American Revolution.

A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.