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Gr. 3-6. From the Outrageous Women series, this volume presents 14 notable figures from colonial America. The first section on New England includes famous names such as Ann Hutchinson, Deborah Samson, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Abigail Adams, and Phillis Wheatley. The sections on the middle colonies and the South focus primarily on lesser-known women in American history. Furbee makes some interesting choices. For instance, Betsy Ross is included not as the maker of the first American flag, a claim that the author notes is debatable, but as a woman who "plotted her own course in life, founded a new religious group, survived three husbands, and built a thriving family business." The decidedly colorful tone of the writing ("Anne really got the Puritans' knickers in a twist") makes the series a bit more lively than most history books. The black-and-white illustrations include maps and simple line drawings as well as reproductions of period paintings and engravings. An interesting addition to history shelves. Carolyn Phelan
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Delightful and inspiring tales of some of the most fascinating and awesome women of colonial times
Gr. 3-6. From the Outrageous Women series, this volume presents 14 notable figures from colonial America. The first section on New England includes famous names such as Ann Hutchinson, Deborah Samson, Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, Abigail Adams, and Phillis Wheatley. The sections on the middle colonies and the South focus primarily on lesser-known women in American history. Furbee makes some interesting choices. For instance, Betsy Ross is included not as the maker of the first American flag, a claim that the author notes is debatable, but as a woman who "plotted her own course in life, founded a new religious group, survived three husbands, and built a thriving family business." The decidedly colorful tone of the writing ("Anne really got the Puritans' knickers in a twist") makes the series a bit more lively than most history books. The black-and-white illustrations include maps and simple line drawings as well as reproductions of period paintings and engravings. An interesting addition to history shelves. Carolyn Phelan
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Delightful and inspiring tales of some of the most fascinating and awesome women of colonial times
American history is rife with stories of our founding fathers, but what of the women who lived and worked alongside these men? This fun and exciting book whisks young readers back to early America, introducing them to a refreshing assortment of brave and unique American women of colonial times. Readers will be amazed by the stories of such remarkable colonial women as Mumbet, a slave who won her freedom in a Massachusetts courtroom in the 1780s; Mercy Warren, whose passionate plays about the Revolution thrust her onto the theater scene as America's first female playwright; and Peggy Arnold, the wife of Benedict Arnold, who was as formidable a spy as her notorious husband. With these enlightening profiles, Mary Rodd Furbee brings these strong and influential women to life to encourage, inspire, and delight young readers.
Mary Rodd Furbee (Morgantown, WV) is a part-time writing and journalism instructor at West Virginia University School of Journalism and has written for many publications. She is the author of five children's books, including Anne Bailey, Frontier Scout; and Mary Ingles, Indian Captive.
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"Anne Hutchinson came to Boston, Massachusetts, in 1634, to shine a holy beacon of light back on immoral England." Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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New York, New England, George Washington, South Carolina, Susannah Wheatley, Margaret Brent, Lord Baltimore, West Point, American Revolution, Benedict Arnold, Betsy Ross, Calico Jack, Phillis Wheatley, Rhode Island, Abigail Adams, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Great Awakening, King Philip, Native Americans, New River, Ohio River, Anne Bonny, Anne Hutchinson New!
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New York, New England, George Washington, South Carolina, Susannah Wheatley, Margaret Brent, Lord Baltimore, West Point, American Revolution, Benedict Arnold, Betsy Ross, Calico Jack, Phillis Wheatley, Rhode Island, Abigail Adams, Continental Army, Continental Congress, Declaration of Independence, Great Awakening, King Philip, Native Americans, New River, Ohio River, Anne Bonny, Anne Hutchinson New!
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- Native Americans (Nature Company Discoveries Libraries) by Judith Simpson in Front Matter, page 105, and Back Matter
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- Colonial America (Maps on File) by Facts on File in Front Matter
- New York Public Library: Its Architecture and Decoration (The Classical America series in art and architecture) by Henry Hope Reed in Back Matter
- Women of the American Revolution (History Makers) by Mary R. Furbee in Back Matter
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- Shawnee Captive: The Story of Mary Draper Ingles (Women of the Frontier) by Mary R. Furbee in Back Matter
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