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Chargement... Women Heroes of the American Revolution: 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue (Women of Action)par Susan Casey
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"Susan Casey gives 20 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"-- Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)973.3082History and Geography North America United States Revolution and confederation (1775-89)Classification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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The book is divided into four sections: Resisters, Supporters and Rescuers; Spies; Saboteurs; Soldiers and Defenders of the Home Front; and Legendary Ladies.
Those profiled include Sybil Ludington, the 16-year-old who out-rode Paul Revere to warn Patriots that the British were coming; Phillis Wheatley, the young black slave who became a published poet; Mary Katherine Goddard, who published a newspaper; Lydia Darragh, a spy for George Washington; Mary Lindley Murray, who threw a party to detain the British while the Patriots escaped; Deborah Gannett, who disguised herself as a man and fought in the Revolutionary Army for three years, and more.
Perhaps the most unsatisfying section was the one on “Legendary Ladies” because the activities and even identities of these women could not be verified. There were also some important omissions, like Mercy Otis Warren and Emily Geiger.
On the whole, however, this books makes an important contribution to the usual literature on the Revolution, which is almost exclusively centered on men.
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