Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution
$39.58
- Hardcover
240 pages
- Release Date
6 March 2018
Summary
It is the summer of 1775. The British occupy Boston and its busy harbor, holding residents captive and keeping a strong military foothold. The threat of smallpox looms, and the town is cut off, even from food supplies. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, Congress unanimously elects George Washington commander in chief of the American armed forces, and he is sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to transform the ragtag collection of volunteer militiamen into America’s first army.
…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780763688516 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0763688517 |
| Author: | Roxane Orgill |
| Publisher: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Imprint: | Candlewick Press,U.S. |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 6 March 2018 |
| Weight: | 403g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 143mm x 236mm |
| Audience Age: | 10 |
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Critics Review
This is a nonfiction account of Washington forcing the British out of Boston but written in verse. It is done quite well; the poetry adds to the level of interest around the events described and the book includes detailed references to the sources used.
—School Library Connection
A gateway book to the American Revolution for reluctant readers and fans of Hamilton.
—School Library Journal
Roxane Orgill
Roxane Orgill is an award-winning writer on music and the author of several books for children, including the Boston Globe–Horn Book Award winner Jazz Day: The Making of a Famous Photograph, illustrated by Francis Vallejo, as well as Skit-Scat Raggedy Cat: Ella Fitzgerald, illustrated by Sean Qualls, and Footwork: The Story of Fred and Adele Astaire, illustrated by Stéphane Jorisch. Roxane Orgill lives in Dobbs Ferry, New York.
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