Lorenzo and the turncoat
By: by Lila and Rick Guzmán.
Contributors: Guzmán, Rick.
Publisher: Piñata Books
Published: 2006
Place of publication: Houston, TX
Language: eng
Subjects: United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish -- Juvenile fiction.; United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Participation, Spanish -- Fiction.; Louisiana -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction.; New Orleans (La.) -- History -- 18th century -- Fiction.
Genres: Juvenile fiction.; Fiction.
Description: In the summer of 1779, having served as an officer in the Continental Army, eighteen-year-old Lorenzo Bannister enjoys a quieter life practicing medicine in Spanish-controlled New Orleans, until his fiancee is kidnapped and the governor of the Louisiana territory, Bernardo De Gálvez, decides to lead Spanish troops in a surprise attack against the British.