SYBIL'S NIGHT RIDE.Winnick, Karen B. SYBIL'S NIGHT RIDE. Il. by author. ISBN ISBN abbr. International Standard Book Number ISBN International Standard Book Number ISBN n abbr (= International Standard Book Number) → ISBN m 1-56397-697-8. Honesdale, PA: Boyds Mills Press, 2000. Unp. $15.95. It was past 9 o'clock when a road-weary messenger pounded on the Luddingtons' door. The British were burning Danbury, and patriot militiamen were needed to turn back the British at once! Sybil was confident she could help her father, Colonel Luddington, call his men to muster TO MUSTER, mar. law. By this term is understood to collect together and exhibit soldiers and their arms; it also signifies to employ recruits and put their names down in a book to enroll them. . Reluctantly, the Colonel sent his daughter on the treacherous journey through the rainy rain·y adj. rain·i·er, rain·i·est Characterized by, full of, or bringing rain. rain  i·ness n.Adj. night. Additional historical notes enhance the true story of Sybil's courageous ride during 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. . Ages 8-10. Reviewed by Janet Gernsheimer, Tulpehocken Area School District, Bernville, PA |
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