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George Washington's Unsung Heroes: He Couldn't Have Done It Without Them. the Men and Women Who Helped Win the American Revilution

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Mr. Moniz book teaches kids that heroes are not just the famous people of history. While it gives excellent accounts of the famous like Paul Revere and James Monroe, it gives homage to people we never heard of such as Salem Poor, an African American who fought at Bunker Hill.

The book provides an excellent incentive to young readers that one person can make a difference and every person should try.

The amount of research Mr. Moniz' put into this book is exemplified by the bibliograhy. The glossary does an excellent job of making archaic miltary and political terms understandable to youth.

I highly reccomend this book to be required reading for young students of American history. It should also be encouraged reading for young people who feel that they would like to contribute to their country someday. Many people in Mr. Moniz' book did so, selflessly, and to our shared benefit. This book is wonderful tribute to the "little guys" who made us a great contry.

Easy to read and interesting short stories of revolutionary war heroes. Good for middle and high school history students.Has many history facts not covered in other books

There are a great many books available for young readers on the subject of George Washington and the American Revolution. What sets Marc Stockwell-Moniz's George Washington's Unsung Heroes apart from the others is an emphasis on the ordinary people who involved themselves in carrying out the campaigns that led to the founding of the United States of America. While there are chapters about John Hancock, Paul Revere, and Alexander Hamilton, the primary focus is upon such usually overlooked figures as Salem Poor (an African-American soldier who fought at the Battle of Bunker Hill and was with George Washington and the Continental Army at Valley Forge); Phillis Wheatley (the first African-American slave to publish a book); John Peter Muhlenberg (an ordained minister who became a brigadier general in the Continental Army and later served three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives); Tench Tilghman (who served as Washington's aide-de-camp and secretary for two years without salary until Washington wrote to the Congress insisting that Tilghman be given a commission and a paycheck); as well as the stories of Benjamin Tallmadge (America's first "spy master"), and so many others. George Washington's Unsung Heroes is an important and recommended addition to school and community library American History and American Biography collections for young readers.

George Washington's Unsung Heroes tells the "behind the scenes" story of Revolutionary War America through the experiences of the men and women who made sacrifices for their new country. Some of the biggest names in American history are represented here (George Washington, Paul Revere, etc.), but this book shines when it tells the stories of little-known people who were also part of these turbulent times.

This is a great book for mid-school readers who want to know more about how the Revolutionary War affected the lives of "regular" people who weren't afraid to take a stand for freedom and independence. Inspiring and fascinating!

When it comes to history classes, my three kids have report after report due. George Washington's Unsung Heroes is the perfect resource book for those frequent assignments. The well-illustrated, clearly laid out hardcover tells the stories of many underreported or forgotten heroes of the Revolutionary War. Just what my kids need for their term papers!

One by one, the author walks the reader through more than 30 different, detailed biographies of heroes from the 18th century. It is written for an 8th grader but fine for a bright 5th grader. Many different types of heroism are discussed; each story includes personal sacrifice to make our nation come together.

The people in the book are a cross section of America at the time from an Anglo-Saxon man, to an African American woman, a Jew who helped finance the war, and many Christians. There are names you would expect, like Paul Revere, Samuel Adams, Henry Knox, and the Marquis de Lafayette. And there are names you don't see so often, like Salem Poor, Tench Tilghman, Mary Ludwig Hays, and the author's ancestors Daniel and Moses Stockwell.

If you have kids, it is a good purchase because you will use it for term papers for years to come. I saw it in my son's school library and I have been very happy to have this relatively inexpensive, securely hardbound book at home.