Recounts the tragedy that strikes the Meeker family during the Revolution when one son joins the rebel forces while the rest of the family tries to stay neutral in a Tory town.
Summary: Describes the course of the American Revolution from the Boston Massacre, the Declaration of Independence through the war to the defeat of British troops.
Presents an examination of the daily life of the people living in the colonies at the time of the American Revolutionary War, from 1775-1783, and includes information on the civilians, Patriots, Native Americans, British Loyalists, and women.
Relates, in graphic novel format, how Thomas Paine came to America at the suggestion of Benjamin Franklin, became writer and editor of the "Philadelphia Magazine, " and served a pivotal role in the American Revolution by publishing a pamphlet entitled "Common Sense" that explained why America needed to break away from British rule.
Young Paul Revere and his friends form a club whose members ring the bells at Christ Church, an experience which teaches him responsibility and other lessons that he uses as an adult.
In 1775, Elspeth Monro struggles to adapt to life in North Carolina after leaving behind her native Scotland, but her new-found comfort is shattered by the brewing Revolution.
Katie, whose family is not sympathetic to the rebel soldiers during the American Revolution, hides under the clothes in her mother's wedding trunk when they invade her home.
