Lorenzo's secret mission
By: Lila Guzmán and Rick Guzmán.
Contributors: Guzmán, Rick.
Publisher: Piñata Books
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Houston, TX
Language: eng
Number of pages: 153
Subjects: Gálvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 -- Juvenile fiction.; Gibson, George, 1747-1791 -- Juvenile fiction.; Gálvez, Bernardo de, 1746-1786 -- Fiction.; Gibson, George, 1747-1791 -- Fiction.; Orphans -- Fiction.; Identity -- Fiction.; Slavery -- Fiction.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Juvenile fiction.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: In 1776, fifteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister leaves Texas and his father's new grave to carry a letter to the Virginia grandfather he has never known, and becomes involved with the struggle of the American Continental Army and its Spanish supporters.
Notes: Two historical figures, Bernardo de Gálvez and George Gibson, appear prominently in the book.
Sequel: Lorenzo's revolutionary quest.