Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution
by Seymour Reit Author
A novel about a little-known event in American history--the great cannon trek of 1775. Colonel Henry Knox conceived a plan to take desperately needed cannons and ammunition from New York's Fort Ticonderoga to Boston where rebel forces feared that a British attack was imminent. The huge, ungainly guns had to be moved during the winter over hundreds of miles of mountainous wilderness. The bulk of this book re-creates that arduous journey to and from the fort. Despite its pedestrian title and uninspired cover art, this is a fast paced, well-told adventure story. Dialogue among the characters sounds authentic and never forced. Will Knox, the colonel's 19-year-old brother, goes along on the trek and provides a character with whom readers can readily identify. Satisfying historical fiction that deserves a place on library shelves for its clear telling of an important but obscure chapter in American history.
Additional Details
- Resource Type
- Book
- ISBN
- 0152164359
- Print Status
- In Print
- Chapters
- 25
- Pages
- 160
- Suggested Grades
- 4th - 7th
- Geographical Setting
- America
- Historical Setting
- 1775 - 1775
- Publisher
- Gulliver Books Paperbacks
- Copyright
- 2001
- Written
- 1991
Chapters
- 1 The Restless Rebel
- 2 Stalemate in Boston
- 3 The New Commander
- 4 Paul and William
- 5 Go Ahead, Henry...
- 6 To Ticonderoga
- 7 Trouble on the Lake
- 8 The Colonel Reports
- 9 News and Rumors
- 10 Heading Overland
- 11 Into the Storm
- 12 A New Start
- 13 Good News for the British
- 14 Dangerous Ice
- 15 Marking Time
- 16 The Ghosts of Bloody Pond
- 17 South to Claverack
- 18 A Walk in the Rain
- 19 The Runaway
- 20 The Chasm
- 21 On to Westfield
- 22 Partings
- 23 Plans and Preparations
- 24 The Guns Speak
- 25 What Happened After
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