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Summary
Real-life stories of struggle, achievement, victory, and sometimes loss that are an ideal companion for history, social science, language and geography studies. The Extroardinary People series is the perfect starter for students who want to know more about the people who shaped their world, focusing on the unique histories of people from every culture, and every walk of life.
Author Notes
Nancy Robinson-Masters is the author of several nonfiction books for children.
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School Library Journal Review
Gr 5-8-This book provides biographical sketches of dozens of individuals and groups of people. The three- to five-page sketches are arranged chronologically by the patriot's birth year, beginning with Benjamin Franklin and ending with Sam Houston. The entries are a mixture of "well-known, little-known, and unknown" people, and there are representatives from a wide variety of ethnic groups. Masters relies upon the best available information for some of the little-known figures and informs readers when facts are in doubt, frequently concluding that the individual's symbolic legacy can be the most important part of his or her story. A black-and-white portrait or representation of each person and occasional reproductions break up the text. Also included are "Drummers and Fifers," "The Oneida," "Daughters of Liberty," and "African American Patriots" as well as discussions of patriotic symbols such as the Liberty Bell, the Purple Heart medal, and the "Star Spangled Banner." Appendixes include an average-quality general bibliography of print sources and an extensive list of Web sites arranged by person or group. Although these sketches are very brief, they are interesting and readable, and they provide basic information that could be used to introduce students to the people who created our nation.-Mary Mueller, Rolla Junior High School, MO (c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
Table of Contents
Introduction | p. 8 |
Benjamin Franklin 1706-1790: The Wise and Witty Founding Father | p. 11 |
Roger Sherman 1721-1793: The Shoemaker Who Became the Signer | p. 16 |
Samuel Adams 1722-1803: The Son of Liberty | p. 20 |
George Mason 1725-1792: The Forgotten Founding Father | p. 24 |
James Otis 1725-1783: Colonial America's Flame of Fire | p. 28 |
Caesar Rodney 1728-1784: Delaware Hero in the Vote for Independence | p. 31 |
Mercy Otis Warren 1728-1814: First Lady of the Revolution | p. 34 |
Charles Thomson 1729-1824: The Man Who Told the Truth | p. 37 |
Baron Friedrich von Steuben 1730-1794: Prussian Volunteer Who Trained America to Fight | p. 41 |
Benjamin Edes 1732-1803: Voice of the Sons of Liberty | p. 45 |
Richard Henry Lee 1732-1794: Writer of Resolutions for Revolution | p. 49 |
Francis Marion 1732-1795: The Swamp Fox | p. 53 |
George Washington 1732-1799: The Father of Our Country | p. 57 |
Robert Morris 1734-1806: The Man Who Financed the Revolution | p. 62 |
John Adams 1735-1826: Preserver of Liberty | p. 66 |
Paul Revere 1735-1818: A Son of Liberty Who Rode into History | p. 70 |
Patrick Henry 1736-1799: The Son of Thunder | p. 75 |
John Hancock 1737-1793: The Man with the Bold Hand | p. 79 |
Thomas Paine 1737-1809: The "Common Sense" Patriot | p. 83 |
Ethan Allen 1738-1789: Leader of the Green Mountain Boys | p. 87 |
Mary Katherine Goddard 1738-1816: First Printer of the Signed Declaration of Independence | p. 91 |
Nathanael Greene 1742-1786: Faithful, Fighting General | p. 95 |
Thomas Jefferson 1743-1826: Architect of Freedom | p. 99 |
John Jay 1745-1829: First Justice of the Supreme Court | p. 104 |
Benjamin Rush 1745-1813: Surgeon General of the Continental Army | p. 108 |
Anthony Wayne 1745-1796: Found Wherever There Was a Fight | p. 112 |
Bernardo de Galvez 1746-1786: Hispanic Hero of the Revolution | p. 116 |
Tadeusz Kosciuszko 1746-1817: Polish Engineer for Freedom | p. 120 |
John Paul Jones 1747-1792: Father of the American Navy | p. 123 |
Casimir Pulaski 1747-1779: Father of the American Cavalry | p. 126 |
Henry Knox 1750-1806: The "Ox" of the Revolutionary War | p. 130 |
The Liberty Bell 1751-Present: A Chime That Changed the World | p. 134 |
Margaret Cochran Corbin 1751-1800: First Woman Wounded on the Battlefield | p. 138 |
James Madison 1751-1836: Champion for the Constitution | p. 142 |
George Rogers Clark 1752-1818: The "Great Long Knife" | p. 146 |
Betsy Ross 1752-1836: The Woman Behind the Legend of the Stars and Stripes | p. 150 |
Jack Jouett 1754-1822: The Other Midnight Rider | p. 154 |
Mary Hays McCauley c. 1754-1832: Molly Pitcher | p. 157 |
Dr. James Thacher 1754-1844: Surgeon, Soldier, Scribe | p. 160 |
Nathan Hale 1755-1776: Schoolteacher Spy | p. 164 |
Alexander Hamilton 1755-1804: Soldier and Statesman | p. 168 |
John Trumbull 1756-1843: Artist of the Revolution | p. 173 |
Marquis de Lafayette 1757-1834: French Hero of the American Revolution | p. 178 |
James Monroe 1758-1831: The Protection Policy President | p. 182 |
Deborah Samson Gannett (aka Robert Shurtleff) 1760-1827: Soldier in Disguise | p. 186 |
Sybil Ludington 1761-1839: Heroine Who Rode for Freedom | p. 190 |
Emily Geiger c. 1763-1825: Legendary Messenger from South Carolina | p. 194 |
John Quincy Adams 1767-1848: The President Who Would Not Quit | p. 198 |
Andrew Jackson 1767-1845: Hero of New Orleans | p. 202 |
Dolley Madison 1768-1849: Patriot of the People's House | p. 207 |
African American Patriots 1770-1850: First to Fight for America's Freedom | p. 211 |
Sequoyah (aka George Gist or Guess) c. 1770-1843: Cherokee Warrior | p. 215 |
American Jewish Patriots 1775-1850: Soldiers and Supporters of Freedom | p. 218 |
George Gibson Jr. 1775-1861: Father of the Army Food Service | p. 222 |
Drummers and Fifers 1775-1781: Winning Independence One Beat at a Time | p. 226 |
The Oneida 1775-1815: Native American Patriots | p. 230 |
The Declaration of Independence 1776-Present: Birth Certificate of the Nation | p. 235 |
Daughters of Liberty 1776-1783: Women Who Served in the Revolutionary War | p. 240 |
The Culper Ring 1778-1783: Master Spies of the American Revolution | p. 243 |
"The Star-Spangled Banner" 1780-Present: The National Anthem of the United States of America | p. 246 |
The Purple Heart 1782-Present: First Award for the Common Soldier | p. 250 |
Zachary Taylor 1784-1850: Patriot President who Held the Union Together | p. 253 |
The Constitution of the United States of America 1787-Present: Chart of Freedom | p. 257 |
Publius 1787-1788: Author of The Federalist Papers | p. 262 |
Sam Houston 1793-1863: The Raven Who Refused to Secede | p. 265 |
To Find Out More | p. 269 |
Index | p. 279 |
About the Author | p. 288 |