num_pages: 48
description: The story of Sybil Ludington's ride on horseback to rouse American soldiers to fight against the British who were attacking Danbury, Connecticut during the American Revolution.Introduce young readers to history through the stories of both real and fictionalized people. By focusing on a single important episode that describes a historical event, these books engage readers' interests and imaginations. Written in a story format, each account relates events that really happened, often followed by a brief summary of the historical event to further explain the significance it had on history.
language: English
title: Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride
titlecomplete: Sybil Ludington's Midnight Ride
characters: Sybil Ludington
genres: American Revolutionary War, History, Childrens, Biography Memoir, School, Biography, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 102
places: Danbury, Connecticut, Connecticut
series: On My Own History
publisher: Carolrhoda Books