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The Black Heroes of the American Revolution Paperback - 2007

by Burke Davis

The black soldiers, sailors, spies, scouts, guides, and wagoners who participated and sacrificed in the struggle for American independence are profiled in this fascinating history which features prints and portraits from the period.


Summary

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.

From the publisher

BURKE DAVIS is a historian and noted author associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He has written more than thirty books, many about the colonial period in American history. He lives in southwestern Virginia.

First line

White histories have remembered white heroes and have recorded little or nothing of the thousands of black men who played an important part in the American Revolution.

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  • Title The Black Heroes of the American Revolution
  • Author Burke Davis
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition REI REP
  • Pages 96
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Clarion Books, New York
  • Date August 1, 2007
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • ISBN 9780152085612 / 0152085610
  • Weight 0.21 lbs (0.10 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.31 x 0.46 in (19.81 x 13.49 x 1.17 cm)
  • Ages 08 to 11 years
  • Grade levels 3 - 6
  • Reading level 1330
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
  • Library of Congress subjects African Americans, United States - History - Revolution,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 91008921
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

Media reviews

"In a very readable style, the author relates the stories of a few of the approximately 5,000 black soldiers who participated in the Revolution, emphasizing their unselfishness fighting a war from which few would substantially benefit."--School Library Journal

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 02/03/1992, Page 0

About the author

BURKE DAVIS is a historian and noted author associated with the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation. He has written more than thirty books, many about the colonial period in American history. He lives in southwestern Virginia.
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