"Deborah Sampson didn't like being told what to do, especially by the King of England. Fiercely independent, 18-year-old Deborah enlists as Robert Shurtliff in George Washington's Continental Army to fight for her country's independence. But being a soldier is hard, dangerous work. Can she fight for her country and keep her identity a secret? Can she also discover who she really is and find her true purpose? This unbelievable story from American history...

Listen up! You've all heard about the great men who led and fought during the American Revolution; but did you know that the guys only make up part of the story? What about the women? The girls? The dames? Didn't they play a part? Of course they did, and with page after page of superbly researched information and thoughtfully detailed illustrations, acclaimed novelist and picture-book author Laurie Halse Anderson and charismatic illustrator Matt Faulkner...

A two volume set that profiles sixty men and women who were key players on the British or American side of the American Revolution, from John Adams, who became the second president, to John Wilkes, a London politician who supported the views of the American revolutionaries.

Tells the story of Molly Pitcher, a woman who accompanied her husband when he set off to join the Continental Army at Valley Forge in 1777, and who was given the rank of sergeant by General George Washington for her extraordinary acts of courage during the Battle of Monmouth.

Profiles girls and women who participated in the American Revolution by refusing to buy British merchandise, collecting money, and even going to war as wives, nurses, spies, or soldiers.

"Tells the story of a young Revolutionary War hero, Dicey Langston, who warned the Patriots of an attack by the brutal Loyalist leader "Bloody Bill" Cunningham"-- Provided by publisher.

Presents profiles of the twelve leaders of the American Revolution, including George Washington, Paul Revere, and Benedict Arnold; and discusses the role of women in the war.

Mary Ludwig, later dubbed Molly Pitcher, left the farm she was born on in New Jersey only to find herself loading cannons for George Washington's troops at the battle of Monmouth.