Ball, Georgia
Summary: Eleven-year-old Nathaniel Knox becomes caught up in a gunfight between American and British troops during the American Revolution.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Graphix, an imprint of Scholastic Press 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 TARCornwell, Bernard.
Summary: After the British establish a fort on the Penobscot River, the Massachusetts patriots--among them General Peleg Wadsworth and Colonel Paul Revere--mount an expedition to oust the redcoats.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Cornwell 2010Krensky, Stephen
Summary: In 1778, ten-year-old Johnny Adams and his father make a dangerous mid-winter voyage from Massachusetts to Paris in hopes of gaining support for the colonies during the American Revolution.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Dutton Children's Books 2005
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J America KrenskyCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE KREHauck, Rachel
Summary: 1781: Hamilton Lightfoot witnessed the death of his family at the hands of redcoats, and fears he'll fight for revenge instead of honor. He pens a letter to Esther Longfellow; they're in love, but her father is a loyalist, living in upcountry South Carolina and working for a wealthy British lord. Present: Chloe Daschle is the queen of death scenes; trying to break out, she accepts a supporting...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thomas Nelson 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HAUCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION HAUSchweizer, Chris.
Summary: When brothers William and Charles Crogan are caught on opposite sides of the American Revolution, they must determine whether loyalty to their fellow soldiers or to their family is most important.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Oni Press 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 SCHLambdin, Dewey.
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LambdPaley, Rebecca
Summary: Recounts life in early colonial America leading up to the famous tea tax protest that pushed the colonies and the British closer to war, using the stories of Felicity Merriman and how she became caught in between the two sides of the American Revolution.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic Inc. 2018
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1 available in J Series, Call number: J FIC PALSummary: They were the most legendary and respected politicians, statesmen and warriors of history's first republic since the days of ancient Rome. They were also traitors and smugglers, rabble rousers and hot-heads, unfaithful husbands and prodigious drinkers. Our "Founding Fathers" were, in fact, human beings. Gain a fascinating glimpse behind the images on the marble busts and faces on our dollar...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: A & E Television Networks 2000
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV FOUCornwell, Bernard.
Summary: After the British establish a fort on the Penobscot River, the Massachusetts patriots--among them General Peleg Wadsworth and Colonel Paul Revere--mount an expedition to oust the redcoats.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 0000
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD Fiction Cornwell 2010Chaffin, Tom
Summary: Thomas Jefferson first met the Marquis de Lafayette in 1781, when the young French-born general was dispatched to Virginia to assist Jefferson, then the state's governor, in fighting off the British. The two could not have seemed more different. When Jefferson moved to Paris three years later as a diplomat, speaking little French and in need of a partner, their friendship began in earnest....
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 920 CHASummary: This series covers America's history from the age of Pre-Columbian Native Americans, through European discovery, colonization, independence, the forging of a young nation, and the settling of the American frontier. Students will look at the history of the United States from a new perspective, as they explore the events that have shaped modern American society. Professor Linwood Thompson is the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: The Teaching Company 1996
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 973 EAR3 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: DVD 973 EAR PART 1
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Krull, Kathleen.
Summary: Describes the Boston Tea Party, including the events leading up to the party, its immediate effects on American-British relations, and why it is still an important event today.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2013
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2 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.3 KRUCopies Available at Peninsula
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: JT US Hist What KrullGroom, Winston
Summary: "In this masterful narrative, historian Winston Groom transports readers to the world of the American Revolution, where bold ideas, improbable events, and three extraordinary characters led to the remarkable birth of the country we know today. When the Revolutionary War ended in victory, there remained a stupendous problem: establishing a workable democratic government in the vast, newly...
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, Inc. 2020
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 973.3092 GROCatel, Patrick
Summary: "This book explores the people, places, and history of the New York Colony"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Capstone Press, a capstone imprint 2017
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 974.7 CATZabin, Serena R.
Summary: The story of the Boston Massacre--when on a late winter evening in 1770, British soldiers shot five local men to death--is familiar to generations. But from the very beginning, many accounts have obscured a fascinating truth: the Massacre arose from conflicts that were as personal as they were political. Professor Serena Zabin draws on original sources and lively stories to follow British...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ZABGrundset, Eric.
Contents: Developing a New York State research strategy -- Major research centers in New York State and elsewhere with Revolutionary War collections -- Geographical factors affecting research in New York State suggested sources for New York georgraphy to help determine place of residence of individuals -- Pre-revolutionary events in the province of New York -- General histories of the American Revolution...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2012
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1 available in Genealogy, Call number: R GEN 929.3747 GrundsetSummary: Introduces 6 main characters of the American Revolution. Promotes interest in reading of biography with comedy, tragedy, error, foolishness, courage and persistence that is relevant to life today.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Weston Woods 2007
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1 available in Juvenile Digital Video Disc, Call number: DVD JUV JEANelson, James L.
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Publisher / Publication Date: International Marine/McGraw-Hill 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.35 NELMancall, Peter C.
Summary: Presents a comprehensive of the American Revolution, from the early settlement of the continent, through the crises of the 1760's and 1770's, to the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and finally to the election of 1800. Also examines the role played by African Americans and Native Americans.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Teaching Co. 2006
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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 ManCall number: DVD 973.3 Man
Hale, Nathan
Summary: Nathan Hale, the author's historical namesake, was America's first spy, a Revolutionary War hero who famously said "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before being hanged by the British. In the Nathan Hale's Hazardous Tales series, author Nathan Hale channels his namesake to present history's roughest, toughest, and craziest stories in the graphic novel format.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Amulet Books 2012
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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: JFIC HAL Graphic NovelKelly, Jack
Summary: "The wild and suspenseful story of one of the most crucial and least known campaigns of the Revolutionary War when America's scrappy navy took on the full might of Britain's sea power. "Few know of the valor and courage of Benedict Arnold... With such a dramatic main character, the story of the Battle of Valcour is finally seen as one of the most exciting and important of the American...
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 973.3 KELCastrovilla, Selene
Summary: "Introduces the reader to the founding mothers of the United States"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Children's Press, an imprint of Scholastic Inc. 2021