historical past comes alive during this gripping account of a tender boy stuck up within the begin of the innovative warfare. in line with an episode in nationwide ebook Award–winning writer Nathaniel Philbrick’s New York Times bestseller Bunker Hill: A urban, A Siege, A Revolution, this engrossing tale permits readers to adventure background from a child’s viewpoint, and Wendell Minor’s wonderful work will shipping readers again to the early days of the progressive War.
 
Benjamin Russell is at school at the morning of April nineteenth, 1775, whilst his instructor declares, “The war’s began, and you'll run!” Ben knew at the present time used to be coming; finally, tensions have been mounting among the colonists and the British troops ever because the Boston Tea social gathering. And now they've got ultimately reached the brink. Ben and his acquaintances excitedly rush out in their lecture room to undergo witness, and stick to the throngs of redcoats marching out of Boston towards harmony. a lot to Ben’s shock, Boston is sealed off later that day—leaving the lads caught outdoor the town, in the course of a warfare, with out technique to achieve their households. yet Ben isn’t worried—he’s desirous to support the Patriots! He quickly turns into a clerk to the jovial Israel Putnam, a common within the provincial military. For months he watches the military develop into an prepared military, and while the conflict of Bunker Hill erupts, Ben is awed through the bravery of the Patriots, even if saddened through the toll conflict takes. He later is going directly to turn into an apprentice at a innovative newspaper, and it’s a contented day after they get to record at the signing of the assertion of Independence.
 
Praise for Bunker Hill: A urban, A Siege, A Revolution
            “Philbrick publications us fantastically via innovative Boston, with the conflict of Bunker Hill as his story’s grand climax.”—The long island occasions e-book Review
            “Masterly narrative . . . Philbrick tells the advanced tale superbly . . . gripping book.”—The Wall road Journal
            “A masterpiece of narrative and perspective. . . . this isn't only . . . the best American tale. it's also the American story.”—The Boston Globe
            “You will savor the tale and the multitude of information Philbrick deals up.”—USA Today