Title: Sackets Harbor powder monkey
Description: A fictionalized account of the first battle of Sackets Harbor, on July 19, 1812. Told from the point of view of Rankin McMullin, an 11-year-old powder monkey on the American warship Oneida. The unique way the battle is fought and the unusual way it ends surprises both sides. Although this is a work of fiction, the historical events portrayed and the persons named are real.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, History, Cabin boys, Social life and customs, Young adult fiction
Places: Sackets Harbor (N.Y.), New York (State), United States, Sackets Harbor
Time periods: War of 1812, 19th century