Soldier's Secret

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Publisher : Henry Holt and Company (BYR)
ISBN 13 : 1429994932
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Book Synopsis Soldier's Secret by : Sheila Solomon Klass

Download or read book Soldier's Secret written by Sheila Solomon Klass and published by Henry Holt and Company (BYR). This book was released on 2009-03-31 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1700s, women's responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. But Deborah Sampson wanted more from life. She wanted to read, to travel—and to fight for her country's independence. When the colonies went to war with the British in 1775, Deborah was intent on being part of the action. Seeing no other option, she disguised herself in a man's uniform and served in the Continental army for more than a year, her identity hidden from her fellow soldiers. Accomplished writer Sheila Solomon Klass creates a gripping firstperson account of an extraordinary woman who lived a life full of danger, adventure, and intrigue.

Adventures of Deborah Sampson

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Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 151441810X
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (144 download)

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Book Synopsis Adventures of Deborah Sampson by : Jovanka Bach; Ruthie Marlenée

Download or read book Adventures of Deborah Sampson written by Jovanka Bach; Ruthie Marlenée and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2015-10-20 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adventures of Deborah Sampson by Jovanka Bach Set during the Revolutionary War, this is a story about how Deborah Sampson takes on the persona of a male soldier in the army. One of three daughters and three sons of Jonathan and Deborah Sampson; her youth is spent in poverty after her father abandons the family and goes off and drowns at sea. Her mother, unable to support all the children, eventually sends Deborah off as a servant to the household of Jeremiah Thomas. With an education that is mostly self-taught, she doesn’t want the life of a school teacher or of a weaver, another trade for a woman. A chance meeting with Nathan Andrews happens at a party, which takes place when she returns to the home of her mother, whom she hasn’t seen for many years. A quick romance with Nathan leads to a marriage ceremony however, before the ceremony is over, Deborah runs off and leaves her husband stranded. She purchases some men’s clothes and manages to enlist in the army disguised as a man. “She’d come to feel that it would be more honorable to be suffocated with the smoke from a cannon than to waste a useful, intended existence in despair suffocating by the smoke from a chimney in a warm farmhouse just because she’d been born a girl.” After a number of battles in which she proves herself as a competent soldier, her husband finally tracks her down. She manages to maintain her independence in spite of Nathan’s continual pleading for reconciliation. Eventually she is wounded in battle, and while being treated in a military hospital, the doctor discovers that she is actually a woman. Nathan continues trying to convince Deborah to leave the army and rejoin him in the marriage they had planned. Eventually she agrees and leaves the army to return to a life with Nathan.

The Secret Soldier

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780833574268
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (742 download)

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Book Synopsis The Secret Soldier by : Ann McGovern

Download or read book The Secret Soldier written by Ann McGovern and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, by dressing and acting like a man.

The Secret Soldier

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Publisher : Scholastic Paperbacks
ISBN 13 : 9780590430524
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (35 download)

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Book Synopsis The Secret Soldier by : Ann McGovern

Download or read book The Secret Soldier written by Ann McGovern and published by Scholastic Paperbacks. This book was released on 1990 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Sampson wanted to travel and have adventures, but since she had no money, the best way to do that was to join the army. This is the exciting true story of a woman who became a soldier during the American Revolutionary War, by dressing and acting like a man.

Revolutionary

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Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451663358
Total Pages : 307 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)

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Book Synopsis Revolutionary by : Alex Myers

Download or read book Revolutionary written by Alex Myers and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-01-14 with total page 307 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A remarkable novel” (The New York Times) about America’s first female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in 1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly in the Revolutionary War. At a time when rigid societal norms seemed absolute, Deborah Sampson risked everything in search of something better. Revolutionary, Alex Myers’s richly imagined and carefully researched debut novel, tells the story of a fierce-tempered young woman turned celebrated solider and the remarkable courage, hope, fear, and heartbreak that shaped her odyssey during the birth of a nation. After years of indentured servitude in a sleepy Massachusetts town, Deborah chafes under the oppression of colonial society and cannot always hide her discontent. When a sudden crisis forces her hand, she decides to escape the only way she can, rejecting her place in the community in favor of the perilous unknown. Cutting her hair, binding her chest, and donning men’s clothes stolen from a neighbor, Deborah sheds her name and her home, beginning her identity-shaking transformation into the imaginary “Robert Shurtliff”—a desperate and dangerous masquerade that grows more serious when “Robert” joins the Continental Army. What follows is a journey through America’s War of Independence like no other—an unlikely march through cold winters across bloody battlefields, the nightmare of combat and the cruelty of betrayal, the elation of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. As The Boston Globe raves, “Revolutionary succeeds on a number of levels, as a great historical-military adventure story, as an exploration of gender identity, and as a page-turning description of the fascinating life of the revolutionary Deborah Sampson.”

Secret Soldier

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Publisher : Turtleback Books
ISBN 13 : 9780606031233
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (312 download)

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Book Synopsis Secret Soldier by : Ann McGovern

Download or read book Secret Soldier written by Ann McGovern and published by Turtleback Books. This book was released on 1990-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A brief biography of the woman who disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War.

Deborah Sampson

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Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781479125531
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (255 download)

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Book Synopsis Deborah Sampson by : Marilyn Gilbert Komechak

Download or read book Deborah Sampson written by Marilyn Gilbert Komechak and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2012-08-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Deborah Sampson, a true hero of the American Revolutionary War, is the only woman in early American history thought to serve as a soldier without being discovered. Her patriotic zeal leads the young woman to disguise herself as a man, and to enlist as a soldier in Washington's Continental Army. At West Point her officers choose her for membership in an elite corps, The Light Infantrymen. The military action and episodes of Deborah's story are based on real events. After the war, Deborah became the first American woman to set out alone to tour as a speaker for compensation, and the first to receive a full pension as a soldier for serving in the army. The actions she took enabled her to live life by her own lights in a society that appeared hostile to the value of women-for they had no legal rights. Their voices and plight were ignored, except for those whose husbands, or fathers, were more enlightened and compassionate. Deborah's story shows that courage and bravery know no gender, and calls us to empathy, and to a wider vision of the world as we stand in someone else's shoes, if only as reader. Deborah's journey is one in which men, women and children actively participated in the shaping of our nation, and that physical, spiritual and psychological freedoms are the right of both genders. This is a look at the far past, which in many ways is not so different from our modern era. The struggle to individualize and to find a place where one can live and thrive is a challenge all of us have faced, or are facing. Each man, woman and child must find within themselves the courage to stand up, to live a life of integrity with the kind of grit, tenacity and care for others that life requires. Deborah's life is a testament to the difficulties of that challenge and of their resolution-or at the least how to live well in spite of life's often unasked for trials and hardships.

Deborah Sampson, Soldier of the Revolution

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Publisher : Dodd Mead
ISBN 13 : 9780396073437
Total Pages : 111 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (734 download)

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Book Synopsis Deborah Sampson, Soldier of the Revolution by : Harold W. Felton

Download or read book Deborah Sampson, Soldier of the Revolution written by Harold W. Felton and published by Dodd Mead. This book was released on 1976-01-01 with total page 111 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Biography of Deborah Sampson Gannett, a young woman who, disguised as a man, served in the army during the American Revolution.

Henry and the Cannons

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Publisher : Roaring Brook Press
ISBN 13 : 1466830131
Total Pages : 32 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (668 download)

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Book Synopsis Henry and the Cannons by : Don Brown

Download or read book Henry and the Cannons written by Don Brown and published by Roaring Brook Press. This book was released on 2013-01-22 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before Washington crossed the Delaware, Henry Knox crossed Massachusetts in winter—with 59 cannons in tow. In 1775 in the dead of winter, a bookseller named Henry Knox dragged 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston—225 miles of lakes, forest, mountains, and few roads. It was a feat of remarkable ingenuity and determination and one of the most remarkable stories of the revolutionary war. In Henry and the Cannons the perils and adventure of his journey come to life through Don Brown's vivid and evocative artwork.

I'm Deborah Sampson

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Publisher : Ig Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781632461131
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (611 download)

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Book Synopsis I'm Deborah Sampson by : Patricia Clapp

Download or read book I'm Deborah Sampson written by Patricia Clapp and published by Ig Publishing. This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This classic middle grade novel tells the extraordinary story of Deborah Sampson, a woman who disguised herself as a man in order to enlist and fight in the American Revolution.

Too Much Noise

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Publisher : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN 13 : 9780395629857
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (298 download)

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Book Synopsis Too Much Noise by : Ann McGovern

Download or read book Too Much Noise written by Ann McGovern and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1992 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Old Peter is irritated by the noise in his house so he seeks the advice of the village wiseman.

Masquerade

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Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0679761853
Total Pages : 434 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (797 download)

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Book Synopsis Masquerade by : Alfred F. Young

Download or read book Masquerade written by Alfred F. Young and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2005-03-08 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Masquerade, Alfred F. Young scrapes through layers of fiction and myth to uncover the story of Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who passed as a man and fought as a soldier for seventeen months toward the end of the American Revolution. Deborah Sampson was not the only woman to pose as a male and fight in the war, but she was certainly one of the most successful and celebrated. She managed to fight in combat and earn the respect of her officers and peers, and in later years she toured the country lecturing about her experiences and was partially successful in obtaining veterans’ benefits. Her full story, however, was buried underneath exaggeration and myth (some of which she may have created herself), becoming another sort of masquerade. Young takes the reader with him through his painstaking efforts to reveal the real Deborah Sampson in a work of history that is as spellbinding as the best detective fiction.

FIREBOAT

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0698408233
Total Pages : 48 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (984 download)

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Book Synopsis FIREBOAT by : Maira Kalman

Download or read book FIREBOAT written by Maira Kalman and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2002-08-05 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * “A hundred years from now, when people want to know what we told our children about 9/11, Kalman's book should be among the first answers.”—Booklist, starred review * “Intelligently conveys those unfathomable events in a way that a picture book audience can comprehend. . . . With this inspiring book, Kalman sensitively handles a difficult subject in an age-appropriate manner.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review * “Fireboat does many things. It sets forth an adventure, helps commemorate an anniversary, offers an interesting bit of history, celebrates the underdog, and honors the fire-fighting profession. Children and adults will respond to it in as many ways.”—School Library Journal, starred review * “Exciting, uplifting, and child-sensitive. . . . Revisits the tragedy without the terror and conveys pride without preachiness."—The Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books, starred review * “Quintessential New York artist Kalman gives us an idiosyncratic but informative look at a Big Apple institution. . . . Kalman’s use of the events of September 11 is honest and honorable, and rarely is she as straightforward as she is here.”—The Horn Book, starred review This is the inspiring true story of the John J. Harvey—a retired New York City fireboat reinstated on September 11, 2001. Originally launched in 1931, the Harvey was the most powerful fireboat of her time. After the September 11 attacks, with fire hydrants at Ground Zero inoperable and the Hudson River's water supply critical to fighting the blaze, the fire department called on the Harvey for help. There were adjustments—forcing water into hoses by jamming soda bottles and wood into nozzles with a sledgehammer—and then the fireboat's volunteer crew pumped much-needed water to the disaster site. The John J. Harvey proved she was still one of New York's Bravest! Maira Kalman brings a New York City icon to life, celebrating the energy, vitality and hope of a place and its people.

The Lady in the Box

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Publisher : StarWalk Kids Media
ISBN 13 : 1630833762
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (38 download)

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Book Synopsis The Lady in the Box by : Ann McGovern

Download or read book The Lady in the Box written by Ann McGovern and published by StarWalk Kids Media. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is wintertime in the city and freezing cold, but not everyone is inside and warm. Ben and his sister Lizzie know that there is a lady who lives outside in a box over a warm air vent. Gently told and powerfully illustrated in rich hues, The Lady in the Box deals candidly with the issue of homelessness.

Badass

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Publisher : Harper Collins
ISBN 13 : 0061959170
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (619 download)

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Download or read book Badass written by Ben Thompson and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2009-10-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The badasses populating the pages of Badass are the most savagely awesome historical figures to ever strap on a pair of chain mail gauntlets and run screaming into battle. Author Ben Thompson—considered by many to be the Internet’s foremost expert on badassitude—has gathered together a rogues’ gallery of butt-stomping rogues, from Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan to Blackbeard, George S. Patton, and Bruce Lee. Their bone-breaking exploits are illustrated by top artist from the fields of gaming, comics, and cards—DC Comics illustrator Matt Haley and Thomas Denmark, illustrator for the collectible card game Magic: The Gathering. This is not your boring high school history—this is tough, manly, unrelentingly Badass!

Anna Strong

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Publisher : Abrams
ISBN 13 : 1683358562
Total Pages : 40 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (833 download)

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Book Synopsis Anna Strong by : Sarah Glenn Marsh

Download or read book Anna Strong written by Sarah Glenn Marsh and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The thrilling true story of the female spy who helped save the American Revolution Anna Smith Strong (1740–1812) was a fearless woman who acted as a spy for George Washington during the Revolutionary War. Recruited by Washington’s spymaster, Major Benjamin Tallmadge, she joined the Culper Ring, a group of American spies. General Washington placed a huge amount of trust in his spies, and Anna helped pass him important messages at a great risk to herself and her family. One of her cleverer devices was to hang laundry on the line in a planned fashion so that other spies could read the “message.” Had she been discovered by the British, she would have faced jail or execution. Thrilling and dramatic, Anna Strong tells the story of how one brave woman helped change the course of American history. The book includes an author’s note, a bibliography, an index, and a spy code so kids can get involved in the action.

The Princess and the Goblin

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 334 pages
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Book Synopsis The Princess and the Goblin by : George MacDonald

Download or read book The Princess and the Goblin written by George MacDonald and published by . This book was released on 1907 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle. Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.