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Set against the dramatic backdrop of the American Revolution, and featuring a cast of iconic characters such as George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and the Marquis de Lafayette, The Hamilton Affair tells the sweeping, tumultuous, true love story of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler, from tremulous beginning to bittersweet ending—his at a dueling ground on the shores of the Hudson River, hers more than half a century later after a brave,...
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Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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At the end of the American Revolution, 60,000 Americans loyal to the British cause fled the United States and became refugees throughout the British Empire. This groundbreaking book offers the first global history of the loyalist exodus to Canada, the Caribbean, Sierra Leone, India, and beyond.
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Song of Acadia volume 4
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Bethany House Publishers
Pub. Date
[2002]
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IL: UG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 10
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English
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English
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Set in a small coastal town in North Carolina during the waning years of the American Revolution, this incandescent debut novel follows three generations of family—fathers and daughters, mother and son, master and slave, characters who yearn for redemption amidst a heady brew of war, kidnapping, slavery, and love.
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English
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A companion to the docudrama of the same name shares insights into the American Revolution through the lives of its leaders, discussing such events as the child's murder that led to the Boston Massacre and the return of Ben Franklin from the Continental Army's first victory under Washington.
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Scholastic Reference
Pub. Date
[2000]
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English
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Re-creates the American colonies before, during, and after the American Revolution by describing in words and pictures various aspects of the colonists' lives, including work, food, clothing, shelter, religion, the events leading to the war, and life as a soldier.
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Walker & Co
Pub. Date
2002
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Profiles each of the fifty-six men who signed the Declaration of Independence, giving historical information about the colonies they represented. Includes the text of the Declaration and its history.
38) The rebels
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Kent family chronicles (John Jakes) volume 2
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English
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Philip Kent fights for his new country during the Revolutionary War, in the historical family saga from the #1 New York Times–bestselling author.
The engrossing follow-up to The Bastard finds Philip Kent standing as a Continental solider at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In a bold move, Kent has taken up arms for the future of his new family. Spirited and unwavering in his dedication to his adopted homeland, Kent...
The engrossing follow-up to The Bastard finds Philip Kent standing as a Continental solider at the Battle of Bunker Hill. In a bold move, Kent has taken up arms for the future of his new family. Spirited and unwavering in his dedication to his adopted homeland, Kent...
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Lucent Books
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1999.
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IL: UG - BL: 8.5 - AR Pts: 5
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Discusses the contributions of various women who helped the American colonies break free of British rule, including Abigail Adams, Peggy Arnold, Esther Reed, Deborah Sampson, Mercy Warren, and Phillis Wheatley.
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