Title: The drum of destiny
Description: In 1775 twelve-year old orphan Gabriel Cooper gathers his few belongings, and the old drum he finds at the edge of the East River, and sets off from New York along the Post Road, intending to join the fight for freedom--but along the way he will encounter many trials and dangers, until he and his drum finally reach Boston.
Subjects: Drummers (Musicians), Adventure stories, Adventure and adventurers, Orphans, History, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Children's fiction, Orphans, fiction, Adventure and adventurers, fiction, Musicians, fiction, United states, history, revolution, 1775-1783, fiction
Places: United States
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783