Title: First heroes for freedom
Description: In 1778 fifteen-year-old Cuff, a slave on an island off the coast of Rhode Island, joins the Continental Army and experiences the horrors of the Battle of Rhode Island as he fights for his own personal freedom.
Subjects: Juvenile fiction, Slavery, Fiction, Campaigns, Rhode Island, Battle of, R.I., 1778, African Americans, History
Places: United States
Time periods: Revolution, 1775-1783