Women Heroes of the American Revolution - 20 Stories of Espionage, Sabotage, Defiance, and Rescue

"Susan Casey gives 20 remarkable girls and women the spotlight they deserve in this lively collection of biographical profiles. These women took action in many ways: as spies, soldiers, nurses, water carriers, fundraisers, writers, couriers, and more. Women Heroes of the American Revolution brings a fresh new perspective to their stories resulting from interviews with historians and with descendants of participants of the Revolution and features ample excerpts from primary source documents."--Provided by publisher.

About the author

Susan Casey is the author of Kids Inventing! and Women Invent! and a journalist whose work has appeared in Fast Company, Women's Sports, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Francisco Chronicle, among other publications. She lives in Los Angeles.

Product details

• Authors: Susan Casey
• Publisher: Chicago Review Press
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 12
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781613738313
• ISBN: 978-1-61373-831-3
• No. of pages: 240
• Dimensions: 141 mm x 216 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 289 g
• Series: Women of Action; Women of Action
• Subject: Children's and young people's books > Non-fiction books / Non-fiction picture books > General, reference works