The recollections of a private soldier who served with General Washington during the Revolutionary War. Joseph Martin enlisted in the army when he was 15 and served for seven years. During that time, he participated in small battles as well as major campaigns in the war. B&w maps and drawings accompany the text.
Here is the American Revolution, the epic struggle that brought forth a new nation, told in a great measure by those who fought and lived it: major figures like Washington, Revere, Franklin and many others heretofore unknown. This is a document of the first great war of principle as it felt and sounded to those who were there, making history.
George Scheer boarded Amtrak's Crescent in Greensboro, North Carolina, bound for New Orleans and beyond, fearing he might be witnessing the last days of a grand American railroading tradition. Instead, he found unexpected vigor and continuity--a lively, vital passenger rail system that reveals a side of America invisible from a car or from 30,000 ...
From the rich lore of the Cherokee come tales alive with wisdom, wonder and humor. These stories for young readers rekindle a magical time when animals talked, danced and played tricks on one another. The stories are introduced by a brief, informative history of the Cherokee.
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