George, the Drummer Boy (An I Can Read History Book) - Hardcover

Benchley, Nathaniel; Bolognese, Don

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060205008 ISBN 13: 9780060205003

Publisher: Harper & Row, 1977

Synopsis

A view of the incidents at Lexington and Concord, Massachusetts, which were the start of the American Revolution, as seen from the eyes of George, a British drummer boy.

About this title

About the Author:

Nathaniel Benchley is the highly-respected author of many historical I Can Read Books including Sam the Minuteman and George the Drummer Boy, among many others.

Joan Sandin is the author and illustrator of the I Can Read Books The Long Way Westward and The Long Way to a New Land. She has also illustrated Snowshoe Thompson by Nancy Smiler Levinson and Thomas Lewis's Clipper Ship and Hill of Fire. Ms. Sandin lives in Tuscon, Arizona.

From Publishers Weekly:

A youth in the service of a British general finds himself at the scene of incidents that will lead to the beginning of the American Revolution. PW thought this book demonstrated "Benchley's talent for bringing history to life. Bolognese's pictures are expert accompaniments."
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About this edition

• Publisher: Harper & Row
• Publication date: 1977
• ISBN 10: 0060205008
• ISBN 13: 9780060205003
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 61