num_pages: 128
description: What was it like for George Washington and his troops as they crossed the Delaware River in a ferocious snowstorm late in the evening of Christmas Day 1776? How did sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington rally her father's militia to battle the British? What did Peter Brown do as cannon fire exploded all about him during the Battle of Bunker Hill? How did James Armistead, a slave in Virginia, spy for Lafayette and the Americans during the Revolution and win his freedom?These are only some of the people you will read about in "Victory or Death! "Stories of the American Revolution. Doreen Rappaport and Joan Verniero vividly transport readers to the years of the American Revolution through the actions of real people -- some famous and others not yet known. These stories provide inspiring and riveting glimpses into the lives of people who took part in the fight for independence -- on the battlefield and off.Preparing for war : The soldier with the pen : Peter Brown --The oath : Francis Salvador --"Yours, Portia" : Abigail Adams --The decision : George Washington --Tarnation Sybil! : Sybil Ludington --A question of justice : Grace Growden Galloway --The spy : James Armistead --The recruit : Robert Shurtliff
language: English
title: Victory or Death!: Stories of the American Revolution
titlecomplete: Victory or Death!: Stories of the American Revolution
genres: Childrens, History
ratings_count: 16
awards: awardedAt: 1136102400000
name: Beacon of Freedom Award
publisher: HarperCollins