An American Army of Two (On My Own History)

Greeson, Janet

ISBN 10: 0876146647 ISBN 13: 9780876146644

Publisher: Millbrook Press ™, 1992

Synopsis

The war of 1812 is raging, and from the lighthouse where their father works, Rebecca Bates and her sister Abigail can see a British ship coming. But the American troops are nowhere near! Rebecca and Abigail go the rescue--to become an American army of two--in this adventure-filled tale based on the true story of two young women who turned the tables on the mighty British army.

About this title

About the Author:

Greeson is a Library Media Specialist at Westwood School, Springdale, AR.

From School Library Journal:

Grade 1-3-- An easy-to-read story of two sisters who turned the British navy away from their town during the War of 1812. Rebecca, 20, and Abigail, 16, live in Scituate, Massachusetts. The crew of the British ships invades the town for supplies but flee when they hear the fife and drum of the advancing Massachusetts Home Guard. When the British return, the Home Guard has gone, but the sisters play "Yankee Doodle" from the shore. Thinking the soldiers are returning, the British ships retreat. An explanatory note separates fact from fiction, but it is long and will discourage the same readers who can handle the chapterless text that follows. Most children who pick this up won't have the necessary background on the War of 1812, and may not relate to a tale of the two young women. Painted illustrations, although colorful, are wooden. Alternating with wide-spaced and large-size print, they lack expression and movement. The drama of the young people turning back a navy may be enough to carry this story for a hi/lo audience, but its odd format and poor illustrations make it a marginal purchase. --Sally Bates Goodroe, Houston Public Library
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About this edition

• Publisher: Millbrook Press ™
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0876146647
• ISBN 13: 9780876146644
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Mulvihill Patricia