Description: Siege : How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution, Hardcover by Orgill, Roxane, ISBN 0763688517, ISBN-13 9780763688516, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Step back to British-held Boston and hear the voices of citizens, militiamen, and redcoats at a turning of the tide in the American Revolution, brought to life in Roxane Orgill's deft verse. It is the summer of 1775. The British occupy Boston and its busy harbor, holding residents captive and keeping a strong military foothold. The threat of smallpox looms, and the town is cut off, even from food supplies. Following the battles of Lexington and Concord, Congress unanimously elects George Washington commander in chief of the American armed forces, and he is sent to Cambridge, Massachusetts, to transform the ragtag collection of volunteer militiamen into America's first army. So far the war is nothing more than a series of intermittent skirmishes, but Washington is in constant fear of attack ' until he takes the offensive with results that surprise everyone, the British most of all. Roxane Orgill uses verse to zoom in on the siege of Boston that launched the war to defeat the British, giving voice to privates and generals, their wives and city residents. to tell a story that is usually overlooked in Revolutionary War history. Back matter includes source notes, a glossary, and a bibliography.
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Book Title: Siege: How General Washington Kicked the British Out of Boston and Launched a Revolution
Item Length: 9.3in
Item Height: 0.8in
Item Width: 5.6in
Author: Roxane Orgill
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Topic: General, Historical / United States / Colonial & Revolutionary Periods, Stories in Verse (See Also Poetry), People & Places / United States / General, Historical / Military & Wars
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Intended Audience: Ages 2-3, Ages 9-12, Ages 4-8, Under 2 Years
Publication Year: 2018
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
Item Weight: 14.3 Oz
Number of Pages: 240 Pages
