Discover how a few brave patriots battled a great empire the commanders, the conquerors, and the weaponry Relaunched with new jacket and 8 pages of expanded text!
Be an eyewitness to the thrilling American war for independence: the battles and leaders, soldiers and heroes,
scoundrels and patriots. It's all here in this ultimate visual guide that shows you how it really was. See a continental
soldier's musket, a spy's hollow "silver bullet," Washington's sword, a bullet-riddled battle flag, the Liberty Bell, and the
Declaration of Independence. Learn why Washington was commander-in-chief, how the Declaration of Independence
was written, and how solders were drilled, and how France helped win American liberty. Discover how Betsy Ross
sewed the Stars and Stripes, the secrets of spies and traitors, why it was Breed's not Bunker Hill, and much, much
more.
Awards and Notable lists:
- 2002 Oppenheim Toy Portfolio Gold Book Award
- Kansas State Reading Circle 2002
- Notable Sociel Studies Trade Books 2003 (NCSS/CBC joint committee).