In Pursuit of Liberty
Subtitle: Coming of Age in the American Revolution
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Published: October 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780275993061
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Revolutions & coups; c 1700 to c 1800; c 1800 to c 1900; Sociology Of Children; U.S. History - Revolution And Confederation (1775-1789); History; History - U.S.; History: American; USA; United States - Revolutionary War; History / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); Children's Studies; United States - Colonial Period; 18th century; Child soldiers; Children; United States; Youth
Description: "The voices of the children and teenagers who witnessed the events that transformed the colonies to an independent nation have seldom been heard. This book gives those forgotten youngsters a voice. It tells the stories of their courageous exploits in eight years of warfare on land and sea and explores their social forces that shaped and transformed their post-war lives."--Cover.