Women Heroes of the American Revolution is 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance and Rescue. Part 1 of the book is about resisters, supporters and rescuers. Part 2 is about spies (my favorite, of course). Part 3 is all about Saboteurs (a close second favorite!). Part 4 is Soldiers and defenders of the homefront and Part 5 is all about some legendary ladies. There are historical photos placed throughout the book and at the end of each chapter is a section called “Learn More” with some more links if you’d like to find out more about any of the ladies featured. This is a children’s nonfiction book so it is written in a way that is fun and easy to read. It was a lot of fun to read about these awesome ladies, some of which lived over 200 years ago!
I received a free e-copy of this book in order to write this review, I was not otherwise compensated.
About the book
A commemoration of the brave yet largely forgotten women who served in America’s War of Independence
Every schoolchild knows about Paul Revere’s 20-mile ride to warn that the British were coming. Far fewer know that 16-year-old Sybil Ludington rode twice as far on her horse Star in order to help her father, Colonel Ludington, muster his scattered troops to fight a marauding enemy. Few know about Martha Bratton, who blew up a supply of gunpowder to keep it from approaching British troops and boldly claimed, “It was I who did it!” Susan Casey gives Ludington, Bratton, and 18 other remarkable girls and women the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. These women took action in many ways: as spies, soldiers, nurses, water carriers, fundraisers, writers, couriers, and more. Women Heroes of the American Revolution brings a fresh new perspective to their stories resulting from interviews with historians and with descendants of participants of the Revolution and features ample excerpts from primary source documents. Also included are contextualizing sidebars, images, source notes, and a bibliography, making this an invaluable resource for any student’s or history buff’s bookshelf.