Independent Dames: What You Never Knew about the Women and Girls of the American Revolution

About this book

This engaging, informative picture book shines a light on the women and girls of the American Revolution and the vital roles they played in shaping history.Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American Revolution; but did you know that the guys only make up part of the story? What about the women? The girls? The dames? Didn't they play a part? Of course they did, and with page after page of superbly researched information and thoughtfully detailed illustrations, acclaimed novelist and picture-book author Laurie Halse Anderson and charismatic illustrator Matt Faulkner prove the case in this entertaining, informative, and long overdue homage to those independent dames!

Details

Format

Hardcover

ISBN-13

9780689858086

Publisher

Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers

Published

June 3, 2008

Pages

40

Weight

19.2 oz

Subject

Juvenile Nonfiction