Sybil Rides for Independence

by Drollene P. Brown

Other authorsMargot Apple (Illustrator)
Hardcover, 1985

Status

Check shelf

Call number

E 92 Lu

Publication

Albert Whitman & Co (1985), 48 pages

Description

Describes sixteen-year-old Sybil Ludington's dangerous ride in 1777 to warn the minutemen of the British Attack on Danbury, Connecticut.

Local notes

1510-039

User reviews

LibraryThing member Mols1
Like the more known Paul Revere, Sybil Ludington rode all night to warn her neighbors of the incoming British army. This book gives a brief overview of the ride she took. I thought that adding the historical note at the end was a nice touch, as it gave a better background of the American Revolution
Show More
than the story itself did.
Show Less

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

48 p.; 7.25 x 0.25 inches

ISBN

0807576840 / 9780807576847

Barcode

34747000074340
Page: 0.3697 seconds