Answering the Cry for Freedom

2016-11-04 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Gretchen Woelfle
Release : 2016-11-04
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 448/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Answering the Cry for Freedom written by Gretchen Woelfle. This book was released on 2016-11-04. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Uncover the lives of thirteen African-Americans who fought during the Revolutionary War. Even as American Patriots fought for independence from British rule during the Revolutionary War, oppressive conditions remained in place for the thousands of enslaved and free African Americans living in this country. But African Americans took up their own fight for freedom by joining the British and American armies; preaching, speaking out, and writing about the evils of slavery; and establishing settlements in Nova Scotia and Africa. The thirteen stories featured in this collection spotlight charismatic individuals who answered the cry for freedom, focusing on the choices they made and how they changed America both then and now. These individuals include: Boston King, Agrippa Hull, James Armistead Lafayette, Phillis Wheatley, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Prince Hall, Mary Perth, Ona Judge, Sally Hemings, Paul Cuffe, John Kizell, Richard Allen, and Jarena Lee. Includes individual bibliographies and timelines, author note, and source notes.

Tree of Freedom

2015-12-01 Juvenile Fiction

Author : Rebecca Caudill
Release : 2015-12-01
Genre : Juvenile Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 172/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Tree of Freedom written by Rebecca Caudill. This book was released on 2015-12-01. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Newbery Honor Book: During the Revolutionary War, a courageous pioneer girl fights for freedom When thirteen-year-old Stephanie Venable moves with her family from North Carolina to a four-hundred-acre homestead in Kentucky, she knows they’re in for a great adventure. The family sells whatever belongings they can’t fit in their covered wagon, and begin the long journey west. But Stephanie has brought something special with her, an apple seed from their tree back home, just as her grandmother did when she moved from France to America. In Kentucky, the Venables must fell trees, build a cabin, and prepare the land for crops. Being a pioneer is a lot of work, but it’s also very exciting: Stephanie and her family must grow, catch, or hunt everything they need to eat and survive. With the Revolutionary War also moving west, the family faces threats from British sympathizers and American rebels. Will freedom take root in America, like Stephanie’s young apple tree, or will the Venable family succumb to the hardships of frontier life?

Abigail Adams

2010-05-11 Young Adult Nonfiction

Author : Natalie S. Bober
Release : 2010-05-11
Genre : Young Adult Nonfiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 494/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Abigail Adams written by Natalie S. Bober. This book was released on 2010-05-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Abigail Adams was an extraordinary woman who witnessed the gathering storm of the American Revolution and saw the battle of Bunker Hill from a hilltop near her home. Through her letters to friends and family, Abigail Adams lives in history--and now in this award-winning biography by Natalie Bober. Black & white illustrations .

Paul Revere's Ride

1907 Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775

Author : Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Release : 1907
Genre : Lexington, Battle of, Lexington, Mass., 1775
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Download or read book Paul Revere's Ride written by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. This book was released on 1907. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge

2020-08-18 Juvenile Nonfiction

Author : Erica Armstrong Dunbar
Release : 2020-08-18
Genre : Juvenile Nonfiction
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Book Rating : 188/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Never Caught, the Story of Ona Judge written by Erica Armstrong Dunbar. This book was released on 2020-08-18. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A brilliant work of US history.” —School Library Journal (starred review) “Gripping.” —BCCB (starred review) “Accessible…Necessary.” —Kirkus Reviews (starred review) A National Book Award Finalist for Nonfiction, Never Caught is the eye-opening narrative of Ona Judge, George and Martha Washington’s runaway slave, who risked everything for a better life—now available as a young reader’s edition! In this incredible narrative, Erica Armstrong Dunbar reveals a fascinating and heartbreaking behind-the-scenes look at the Washingtons when they were the First Family—and an in-depth look at their slave, Ona Judge, who dared to escape from one of the nation’s Founding Fathers. Born into a life of slavery, Ona Judge eventually grew up to be George and Martha Washington’s “favored” dower slave. When she was told that she was going to be given as a wedding gift to Martha Washington’s granddaughter, Ona made the bold and brave decision to flee to the north, where she would be a fugitive. From her childhood, to her time with the Washingtons and living in the slave quarters, to her escape to New Hampshire, Erica Armstrong Dunbar, along with Kathleen Van Cleve, shares an intimate glimpse into the life of a little-known, but powerful figure in history, and her brave journey as she fled the most powerful couple in the country.

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