Heroes of the American Revolution (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Biography Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Burke Davis
- First Published: 1971
- Time of Work: 1720–1830
- Setting: Massachusetts, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Virginia, and Kentucky
- Principal Characters: Paul Revere, John Adams, Henry Knox, Thomas Jefferson, Thomas Paine, Benjamin Franklin, Friedrich von Steuben, George Rogers Clark, John Paul Jones, Nathanael Greene, George Washington
- Genres: Nonfiction, Biography
- Subjects: Revolutionaries, Colonies or colonization, Revolutions, American Revolution, Eighteenth century, Heroes or heroism, Soldiers, Espionage or spies, Biography, Diplomacy or diplomats
- Locales: Virginia, New York, Kentucky, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, New Jersey
Form and Content
In Heroes of the American Revolution, Burke Davis focuses on the lives of eleven principal leaders of the American Revolution. The book’s chapters follow a set format, opening with a detailed description of a central event in the life of one man and followed by a brief but comprehensive biography. Through his choice of “heroes,” Davis describes the broad range of skills that were solicited in winning the revolution, including military strategists, a diplomat, a spy, authors, and a political theorist. Beautifully selected photographs of paintings,...
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