Ottn Publishing.Ottn Publishing 16 Reisler Street, Stockton, NJ 08559 $23.95 Each www.ottnpublishing.com Numerous elementary-level titles focus on the American Revolution American Revolution, 1775–83, struggle by which the Thirteen Colonies on the Atlantic seaboard of North America won independence from Great Britain and became the United States. It is also called the American War of Independence. , but the 'Forgotten Heroes of the American Revolution' series is different--and highly recommended for any library strong in both period history and biographical sketches. Here lesser-known patriots are surveyed in a series of five books exploring their bravery in the face of war. Gregg A. Mierka's NATHANAEL GREENE Nathanael Greene (August 7, 1742 – June 19, 1786) was a major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War. When the war began, Greene was a militia private, the lowest rank possible; he emerged from the war with a reputation as George Washington's most : THE GENERAL WHO SAVED THE REVOLUTION (1595560122) tells of an army commander who developed and implemented a strategy that would led to the British surrender; Richard M. Strum's HENRY KNOX: WASHINGTON'S ARTILLERYMAN (1595560130) tells of a young Boston bookseller with no war experience who offers his services to the new American rebel army and plays a key role in the battle plans, Jim Gallagher's DANIEL MORGAN: FIGHTING FRONTIERSMAN (1595560155) surveys a leader whose strategies won key victories throughout the colonies, Scott Kaufman's FRANCIS MARION Francis Marion (February 26 1732–February 27, 1795) was a lieutenant colonel in the Continental Army and later brigadier general in the South Carolina Militia during the American Revolutionary War. : SWAMP FOX OF SOUTH CAROLINA South Carolina, state of the SE United States. It is bordered by North Carolina (N), the Atlantic Ocean (SE), and Georgia (SW). Facts and Figures Area, 31,055 sq mi (80,432 sq km). Pop. (2000) 4,012,012, a 15. (1595560148) tells of a hero who emerges from the backwaters of South Carolina to turn the British tide of victory to defeat; and Karl Crannell's JOHN STARK: LIVE FREE OR DIE (1595560165) tells of an experienced soldier whose men not only succeeded in the Battle of Bunker Hill, but more importantly crippled British soldiers at the Battle of Bennington The Battle of Bennington was a battle of the American Revolutionary War, taking place on August 16, 1777, near its namesake of Bennington, Vermont, just across the border in Walloomsac, New York. . All are outstanding surveys. |
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