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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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