Glory, passion, and principle
the story of eight remarkable women at the core of the American Revolution
Bohrer, Melissa Lukeman.
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New York
Atria Books
c2003
xv, 271 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Profiles eight American women who made significant contributions to the American Revolution, from sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington, who rode twice as far as Paul Revere to alert patriots; to Deborah Samson, who posed as a man to fight as a Continental Army soldier; to Phyllis Wheatley, a slave and first-published African-American author.
Sybil Ludington -- Phillis Wheatley -- Abigail Adams -- Mercy Otis Warren -- Lydia Darragh -- Molly Pitcher -- Deborah Sampson -- Nancy Ward.
Melissa Lukeman Bohrer.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 259-262) and index.
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Women
Biography
United States
Women
History
18th century
United States
United States
Biography
History
Revolution, 1775-1783
United States
History
Women
Revolution, 1775-1783
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