Deborah Sampson (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Harold W. Felton
- First Published: 1976
- Time of Work: 1773–1827
- Setting: Massachusetts, New York, and Pennsylvania
- Principal Characters: Deborah Sampson, Jennie, Deacon Benjamin Thomas, Robert Shirtliff, Colonel DeLancy, Jacob Greene, Doctor Binney, General Patterson
- Genres: Nonfiction, Children’s literature, Biography
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, Gender roles, Revolutions, Mistaken or secret identity, American Revolution, Women, Military life or service, Soldiers, Biography
- Locales: New York, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts
Form and Content
In Deborah Sampson: Soldier of the Revolution, Harold W. Felton uses narrative vignettes presented as chapters to document the experiences of a remarkable young woman who served as a soldier during the revolutionary war. The text is enhanced throughout by a series of full-page, black-and-white pencil sketches and includes an index to major names and events.
In the foreword, which sets the realistic tone that characterizes the book, Felton presents the documentation upon which his fictionalized biography is based. A number of primary sources were...
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