It is 1775 and tensions between England and the American colonies are high. Virginians disagree on whether to declare independence. John's father hopes to find a peaceful solution while his older brother George thinks that Virginians need to fight for their rights. John is torn between the two people he admires most. Can they both be right?
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The year 1775 is an explosive one ? both for the colony of Virginia and 11-year-old John Nicholas?s family. The tensions are rising between England and the colonies, and Virginians disagree on how to act. Like many, John?s father, Robert Carter Nicholas, hopes to find a peaceful solution, but John?s older brother George and his company of the Williamsburg militia think Virginians need to fight for their rights. John feels caught in the middle between the two people he admires most. Can they both be right?
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Joan Lowery Nixon is the award-winning and beloved author of more than 100 books for young readers, including the Orphan Train Adventures, the Orphan Train Children, and the Ellis Island series.
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I Purchased the six books in this series for my granddaughter. We had seen these books in Williamsburg while on vacation there, and were impressed at the time. Now that she is old enough or at least close to being old enough we thought she would enjoy them. I read al six and thought they were well done and would be fun for her to read as well as being instructive as to how people lived in the 18th century.
Each of the books deals with a child and their family, how they dealt with some of the problems, politics and their general living conditions. The individuals all had different backgrounds from being a slave to a working class family, to a wealthy politiical involved family, and somewhere in between. Therefore by reading all of the books in the series you can get a feel for the entire community. They are definitely written for children but as I said I think they will be interesting for most children.
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John Nicholas awoke groggily to the steady rat-tat-tat of drums. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Governor Dunmore, Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Robert Carter Nicholas, John Randolph, Peyton Randolph, House of Burgesses, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Captain Innes, King George, Captain Foy, Lord North, Francis Street, Governor's Palace, Mistress Rathell, Beverley Dickson, Thomas Jefferson, Captain James Innes, Hugh Mercer, Market Square, United States, George Washington, Mayor Dixon, Stamp Act New!
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John Nicholas awoke groggily to the steady rat-tat-tat of drums. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Governor Dunmore, Patrick Henry, Great Britain, Robert Carter Nicholas, John Randolph, Peyton Randolph, House of Burgesses, Continental Congress, Edmund Randolph, Captain Innes, King George, Captain Foy, Lord North, Francis Street, Governor's Palace, Mistress Rathell, Beverley Dickson, Thomas Jefferson, Captain James Innes, Hugh Mercer, Market Square, United States, George Washington, Mayor Dixon, Stamp Act New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Colonial Williamsburg by Phillip Kopper on page 136
- The Orphan Train Adventures by Joan Lowery Nixon in Back Matter
- Recipes from the Raleigh Tavern Bake Shop by Colonial Williamsburg Foundation on page 163
- Lord North (British Political Biography Series) by Peter David Garner Thomas on page 85
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