Seymour Reit: 2 books
Guns for General Washington
A Story of the American Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
Seymour Reit re-creates the true story of Will Knox, a nineteen-year-old boy who undertook the daring and dangerous task of transporting 183 cannons from New York’s Fort Ticonderoga to Boston—in the dead of winter—to help George Washington win an important battle.
Behind Rebel Lines
The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2014
In 1861, when war erupted between the States, President Lincoln made an impassioned plea for volunteers. Determined not to remain on the sidelines, Emma Edmonds cropped her hair, donned men’s clothing, and enlisted in the Union Army. Posing in turn as a slave, peddler, washerwoman, and fop, Emma...