The Black Heroes of the American Revolution

Crispus Attucks is known as the escaped slave whose freedom ended when he died in the Boston Massacre, but there are many other lesser-known black men and women who made enormous contributions to U.S. independence. Readers will discover Edward Hector, the brave wagoner of Brandywine; artilleryman and slave Austin Dabney; William Lee, the aide and closest companion of George Washington throughout the war; and many others.
Includes a bibliography, a foreword by Senator Edward W. Brooke, and an index.

About the author

BURKE DAVIS (1913–2006) was a historian and noted author associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He wrote more than thirty books, many about the colonial period in American history, and received many accolades. 

Product details

• Authors: Burke Davis
• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: ages 8 to 11
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 02.01.1992
• EAN: 9780152085612
• ISBN: 978-0-15-208561-2
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 198 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 95 g
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries