Voices of the American Revolution

KENDALL HAVEN is a nationally recognized master storyteller and the author of numerous books, including Marvels of Math, Write Right!, and Close Encounters with Deadly Dangers. A former research scientist, he is based in Fulton, California.

• IntroductionHow to Use This Book1773 Through 1775 at a Glance: Loyal Pride Turned to KindlingLIBER… TEA: The Boston Tea Party, December 17, 1773At a GlanceMeet Thomas MooreLiber… teaAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesA War of Words Becomes a War of Bullets: Confrontation at Lexington and Concord, April 19, 1775At a GlanceMeet Reuben BrownMeet Lt. James SutherlandA War of Words Becomes a War of Bullets: Reuben Brown's StoryA War of Words Becomes a War of Bullets: Lt. James Sutherland's StoryAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesStaring into the Whites of Their Eyes: The Battle of Bunker Hill, June 17, 1775At a GlanceMeet Robert BallardStaring into the Whites of Their EyesAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesCordial George: Washington Becomes America's First Commander-in-Chief, July 2, 1775At a GlanceMeet George WashingtonCordial GeorgeAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesFriend to Foe: The Alienation of British Soldiers and Boston Residents, 1770–1775At a GlanceMeet Lieutenant Montgomery LoftslyFriend to FoeAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1776 at a Glance: Drums of Glory; Face of DisasterChildren Choose: Friends Torn Apart by Political Loyalties, 1776At a GlanceMeet Rebecca VandermeerChildren ChooseAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities"United" States: Passing the Declaration of Independence, July 2, 1776At a GlanceMeet Andrew McNair"United" StatesAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesDisaster by Any Other Name…: The Battle of Long Island, August 27, 1776At a GlanceMeet Colonel Samuel AtleeDisaster by Any Other Name.AftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesRevolution or Redcoats?: New Jersey Indecision, 1776At a GlanceMeet Charity KostermanRevolution or Redcoats?AftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesVictory or Death: Battle of Trenton, December 26, 1776At a GlanceMeet Marcus Raymond Stanton and Oliver CromwellVictory or DeathAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1777 at a Glance: The Best and Worst of TimesYou Go, Girl!: Women Take up the War, Groton, Massachusetts, 1777At a GlanceMeet Virginia WrightYou Go, Girl!AftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesI'm an American, Too: Staying Neutral, 1777At a GlanceMeet Gregory McDowellI'm an American, TooAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesCitizen Soldiers Meet British Regulars: The Battle of Freeman's Farm, September 19, 1777At a GlanceMeet William SlaterCitizen Soldiers Meet British RegularsAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesKill Them with Kindness: British Occupation of Philadelphia, September 1777 to June 1778At a GlanceMeet Lydia DarraghKill Them with KindnessAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesRed Snow, Leather Stew: Winter at Valley Forge, December 1777 to April 1778At a GlanceMeet Abigail TrentonRed Snow, Leather StewAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1778 at a Glance: The Armies Are Stalemated While the Frontier BurnsRed, White, and Betsy: Women in Business During the War, 1778At a GlanceMeet Elizabeth Griscom RossRed, White, and BetsyAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesHome-Fire Heroes: Life Away from the War, Summer 1778At a GlanceMeet Emily MaitensHome-Fire HeroesAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesWater and Fire!: The Battle of Monmouth, New Jersey, June 28, 1778At a GlanceMeet Mary Ludwig HaysWater and Fire!AftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesWar Paint: Indian Fighting on the Western Frontier, 1778–1779At a GlanceMeet Red JacketMeet Jane YoungWar PaintAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1779 at a Glance: The Land War Stagnates; the Seas Catch FirePatriotic Plunder: The American Privateer Navy and the Battle of Penobscot Bay, September 1779At a GlanceMeet Israel TraskPatriotic PlunderAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesPatriot Son, Tory Traitor: Patriot Versus Tory Battles in Upstate New York, 1779At a GlanceMeet Hugh McDonaldPatriot Son, Tory TraitorAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities"I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!": Naval Battle Between the Bonhomme Richard and the Serapis, September 23, 1779At a GlanceMeet Jeremiah Cottles"I Have Not Yet Begun to Fight!"AftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1780 at a Glance: Southern Blood Must FlowWhich Road to Freedom?: The Dilemma of Southern Slaves, 1780–1781At a GlanceMeet Darcy MontclairWhich Road to Freedom?AftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesSwamp Fox Hunt: Southern Patriot Guerrilla Fighters, 1780–1781At a GlanceMeet Francis MarionSwamp Fox HuntAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesRevolutionary Revenge: Brutal Southern Civil War, 1779–1782At a GlanceMeet Isaiah McPhearson and Jake DawkinsRevolutionary RevengeAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesPigtail Spy: Southern Spies, 1781At a GlanceMeet Betsy DrowdyPigtail SpyAftermathFollow-up Questions and Activities1781 Through 1783 at a Glance: Did We Win?Free and Equal: Northern Slavery, 1781At a GlanceMeet Elizabeth FreemanFree and EqualAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesSurrendering to a Woman: Fighting along the Hudson River, 1782At a GlanceMeet Deborah SampsonSurrendering to a WomanAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesA Fearful Farewell: Loaylists Flee for Their Lives, 1782At a GlanceMeet Vivian VandersliceA Fearful FarewellAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesAlone, Broke, and Forgotten: A Soldier's Farewell to the Army, April 1782At a GlanceMeet Marcus Raymond Stanton and Oliver CromwellAlone, Broke, and ForgottenAftermathFollow-up Questions and ActivitiesGlossary of Terms and DefinitionsReferencesIndex