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What You Never Knew About the Women and Girls of the American Revolution
By Anderson, Laurie Halse
Publishers Summary:
- ISBN
- 978-0-68985-808-6
- Publisher
- Simon
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School Library Journal
Reviewed on August 1, 2008
Gr 3-5 The stories of 22 "Revolutionary Grandmothers" take center stage in this well-illustrated volume. A few of the names are familiarPhillis Wheatley, Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Deborah Sampsonbut as the author establishes, there are many women and girls whose large and small contributions to the cause of independence have been largely ignored. Prudence Wright and Sarah Shattuck guarded their villa...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Magazine
Reviewed on September 1, 2008
From the get-go, Anderson's saucy text challenges the conventionally taught—and incomplete—history of the American Revolution. As kids in eighteenth-century costumes stand on a stage flanked by statues and woodcarvings of various forefathers, Anderson scoffs: "Look, another school play about the heroes of the American Revolution. How sweet. We've got George Washington, Thomas Jefferson... Famous guys who did important things.... Of course, you're missing part of the story. In ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
Horn Book Guide
Reviewed on January 1, 2008
Anderson's saucy text challenges conventionally taught American Revolutionary history. Readers will be hooked by her thoroughly infectious humor a...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
