Siege : how General Washington kicked the British out of Boston and launched a revolution / Roxane Orgill.
| Author/creator |
Orgill, Roxane author. |
| Format | Book and Print |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | Somerville, Massachuetts : Candlewick Press, 2018. |
| Copyright Notice | ©2018 |
| Description | 223 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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| Portion of title | How General Washington kicked the British out of Boston and launched a revolution |
| Contents | Summer 1775 -- Fall 1775 -- Winter 1775-1776 -- Spring 1776. |
| Abstract | 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. The war has so far been little more than a series of intermittent skirmishes, but Washington is in constant fear of attack--until he takes the offensive with results that surprise everyone, the British most of all. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 203-221). |
| Genre/form | Historical fiction. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Novels in verse. |
| LCCN | 2018935029 |
| ISBN | 9780763688516 |
| ISBN | 0763688517 |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions | |
| Joyner | TRC Fiction | F OR398S | ✔ Available | Place Hold |