I Survived #15: I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (Library Edition)
by Lauren Tarshis
2020-12-29 08:01:23
I Survived #15: I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 (Library Edition)
by Lauren Tarshis
2020-12-29 08:01:23
Hundreds of American soldiers were already dead. Battlefields in Massachusetts and New York were soaked in the blood of American patriots. And 11-year-old Nathaniel Knox was in the midst of it all, trapped in a swamp and fighting for his life.The air...
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Hundreds of American soldiers were already dead. Battlefields in Massachusetts and New York were soaked in the blood of American patriots. And 11-year-old Nathaniel Knox was in the midst of it all, trapped in a swamp and fighting for his life.
The air was thick with smoke and gunpowder. Bleeding soldiers screamed in agony. Through the trees, Nate saw the line of British redcoat soldiers - at least 100 men. Their blood-colored uniforms seemed to glow in the smoky haze. Gunfire blasted all around him. Nate knelt behind a rock, gripping his gun with shaking hands.
The American Revolution had started as a glorious struggle for freedom. America was determined to tear itself away from England, out of the grips of King George III. The thirteen American colonies would become a brand new country: The United States of America!
But King George was like a snake with America gripped in his fangs - and he didn''t want to let go.
So now it was war - brutal, bloody war.
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