Renowned historian Benson Bobrick has written a moving chronicle of the
American Revolution for young readers. From the first stirrings of
unrest under British rule at the Boston Tea Party, to the treachery of
Benedict Arnold at West Point, to George Washington's Christmas Eve
surprise attack at the Battle of Trenton, to the British surrender at
the Battle of Yorktown, Fight for Freedom explores the war that
created one independent nation out of thirteen diverse colonies.
Fight for Freedom contains personal anecdotes from soldiers and
civilians, as well as profiles of the many historical luminaries who
were involved in America's fight for independence, such as George
Washington, King George III, Abigail Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Paul
Jones, Thomas Jefferson, and Lord Cornwallis. Bobrick also explores the
origins of colonialism in the New World, the roles women and Native
Americans played during the American Revolution, the intricacies of
building a new government, and the fate of those who remained loyal to
the British crown after the onset of war.
Bobrick's dynamic narrative is highlighted with many period oil
paintings, political cartoons, and key campaign and battlefield maps,
making Fight for Freedom the ultimate book on the American Revolution
for kids.