2,200 Shirts For Soldiers

2,200 Shirts For Soldiers
Author: Alex Rounds
Publisher: Learning Island
Total Pages: 14
Release: 2016-09-26
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

It was 1780. The Revolutionary War had been going on for four long years. A group of ladies was meeting in a house. It was in Philadelphia. The ladies must do something to help the soldiers! Hettie said. I have sent letters to General Washington. The soldiers are in very bad shape. We must raise money to help them! Find out what the women do to help General Washington. Reading level: 2.8

Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution, Grades 6 - 12

Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution, Grades 6 - 12
Author: Barden
Publisher: Mark Twain Media
Total Pages: 131
Release: 2011-04-18
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1580379877

Bring history to life for students in grades 6–12 using Exploration, Revolution, and Constitution! This 128-page book is perfect for independent study or use as a tutorial aid. It explores history, geography, and social studies with activities that involve critical thinking, writing, and technology. The book includes topics such as the land of the Vikings, Christopher Columbus, colonial life, the Boston Tea Party, and patriots. It also includes vocabulary words, time lines, maps, and reading lists. The book supports NCSS standards and aligns with state, national, and Canadian provincial standards.

Revolutionary Heroes

Revolutionary Heroes
Author: Pat Williams
Publisher: Baker Books
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2023-05-30
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1493441450

Introduce Young Readers to Inspiring Figures from Early American History We live in scary and unpredictable times, and times of crisis call for heroes. Despite our recent obsession with all things superhero, real heroes are just regular people who rise to the challenge when the going gets tough--like the people who won the American Revolutionary War. Some famous, some obscure, but all models of courage under fire, these ordinary people followed their convictions, took tremendous risks, and faced dire consequences should they fail. Yet they stuck to their principles, winning the most unlikely of victories and not only shaping a new country but reshaping the world. Now Pat Williams brings their stories to vivid life for children ages 9-12. These engaging stories of men, women, and even kids who showed courage despite overwhelming odds during America's fight for freedom will inspire young readers to face their fears, take calculated risks, and imagine a better future for themselves and their country.

To Be Useful to the World

To Be Useful to the World
Author: Joan R. Gundersen
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
Total Pages: 344
Release: 2006-12-08
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 0807877158

Offering an interpretation of the Revolutionary period that places women at the center, Joan R. Gundersen provides a synthesis of the scholarship on women's experiences during the era as well as a nuanced understanding that moves beyond a view of the war as either a "golden age" or a disaster for women. Gundersen argues that women's lives varied greatly depending on race and class, but all women had to work within shifting parameters that enabled opportunities for some while constraining opportunities for others. Three generations of women in three households personalize these changes: Elizabeth Dutoy Porter, member of the small-planter class whose Virginia household included an African American enslaved woman named Peg; Deborah Franklin, common-law wife of the prosperous revolutionary, Benjamin; and Margaret Brant, matriarch of a prominent Mohawk family who sided with the British during the war. This edition incorporates substantial revisions in the text and the notes to take into account the scholarship that has appeared since the book's original publication in 1996.

Women

Women
Author: Kimberly Fletcher
Publisher: WestBow Press
Total Pages: 270
Release: 2010-11-04
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1449704409

Kimberly Fletcher, president/founder of Homemakers for America, former Vice President of the Dayton, Ohio Tea Party, and executive director of the Abigail Adams Project, offers her perspective on current politics.

Rediscovering a Nation

Rediscovering a Nation
Author: Michael Wayne Santos
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2022-07-01
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 1538169223

Polarization. Division. Hate. Many Americans wonder how our politics became dysfunctional—and what it will take to fix it. Historian Michael Santos takes readers on a journey to the heart of the American nation and the values that have allowed us to overcome previous challenges, sometimes in spite of ourselves. He remembers the heroes and heroines who challenged us to be better versions of ourselves. Santos addresses a series of interrelated questions: What are the legacies of this country, handed down to us by the Founders? What have previous generations done to keep the principles upon which the Republic rests alive and to advance their implications for more and more people? Where were the fault lines that put the American experiment at risk, and how have we overcome them? And when we have failed to overcome them, what possible lessons are there for an understanding of what America is and can become? By offering these historical perspectives, Santos helps readers overcome the current crisis in faith about the present challenges and future prospects for the American experiment.

Revolutionary Leadership

Revolutionary Leadership
Author: Pat Williams
Publisher: Revell
Total Pages: 288
Release: 2021-05-11
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1493430521

Times of crisis call for revolutionary leadership. What better model could we have for courage and creativity under fire than those who found themselves in positions of leadership during the American Revolutionary War? Men and women, famous and obscure, of European and African descent--the leaders of the revolution faced outrageous odds and dire consequences should they fail. Yet they stuck to their principles, winning the most unlikely of victories and not only shaping a new country but reshaping the world. Now Pat Williams helps you apply their genius to your sphere of influence. Through the remarkable stories of more than 25 leaders of the American Revolution, you'll discover fresh insight into how great leaders are formed, refined, tested, and strengthened. As Thomas Paine wrote, "We have it in our power to begin the world over again." Let Pat Williams show you how to lead in our day with revolutionary courage, confidence, and a serving heart.

Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin
Author: Hourly History
Publisher: Hourly History
Total Pages: 41
Release: 2016-11-14
Genre: History
ISBN: 1537393014

Founding Father Benjamin Franklin came from humble beginnings to take his place in the annals of history as one of the most celebrated Americans ever to stand on the world stage. The Boston apprentice who ran away because of his brother’s ill-treatment found his destiny in Philadelphia, where he became a printer, a scientist, an author, an inventor, a politician, and a citizen of the world. Inside you will read about... ✓ Born in Boston ✓ From Philadelphia to London ✓ Benjamin Franklin, the Citizen ✓ Benjamin Franklin, the Inventor ✓ Franklin and Colonial Politics ✓ Franklin the American ✓ Franklin: The Conscience of America His inventions and his philosophies had the same ultimate goal—to make the world a better place—and Franklin achieved that goal. Europeans saw him as a symbol of what America represented; Franklin saw himself as the result of what America produced. Pragmatism ruled his life, and yet he believed passionately that it was the role of the government and the church to improve the world for all. He has been called the first American, but every American who followed owes something to this remarkable man who designed his own destiny.

Not Your Father's Founders

Not Your Father's Founders
Author: Arthur G Sharp
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Total Pages: 315
Release: 2012-06-18
Genre: History
ISBN: 1440541620

The founding fathers—reframed! Tired of reading about stiff, snooze-worthy revolutionary rebels? How about lackluster wars and mind-numbing laws? Not Your Father's Founders breathes life back into history with dynamic profiles of the politicos, wartime heroes, and lesser-known but equally important players who built this nation. Featuring hundreds of strange details and quirky stories, you'll love learning all about the thinkers, doers, and maintainers who spearheaded the rebellion. This re-read of American history will also keep you on your toes with entertaining facts, quotations, and revelations. For example, Samuel Adams' father was a merchant and brewer. Young Samuel worked for a while at the family brewery, but he did not have the head for it—or business in general. The birth of our nation was anything but dull—and Not Your Father's Founders pays proper tribute to our country's creators with entertaining tales you'll never forget.