Washoe County Library System

"Tells the true story of one of the most important--but largely forgotten--military leaders of the American Revolution, Baron von Steuben, who brought much-needed knowledge to the inexperienced and ill-prepared Continental Army. As its first Inspector General, von Steuben created an organizational framework for the US military, which included writing the Blue Book guide that became the standard for training American soldiers for more than a century"--...

"How did Ben Franklin become an outspoken leader of the American Revolution? Learn all about it in seven (not-so-easy) steps in this humorous, accessible middle-grade chapter book that focuses on Ben’s political awakening. Famous founding father Benjamin Franklin was a proud subject of the British Empire—until he wasn’t. It took nearly seventy years and seven not-so-easy steps to turn Benjamin Franklin from a loyal British subject to a British...

"Today John Hancock is known for his signature, but during the Revolutionary Era, he was famed for his statesmanship. Brooke Barbier explores Hancock's position as a committed revolutionary who nonetheless understood the value of compromise. By shunning political extremes, Hancock became hugely influential in the infant United States"-- "A rollicking portrait of the paradoxical patriot, whose measured pragmatism helped make American independence...

In this fresh and timely perspective on a foundational part of our nation's history, the author brilliantly traces the origins and experience of division during the American Revolution--political disagreements, intolerance, intimidation and mob violence,revealing the hidden cost of this war to families and dear friends split along party lines. ''A compelling, intimate history of the Revolutionary period through a series of charismatic and ambitious...