The American Revolution, Part 2: The Impossible War
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Dramatizes key events of the American Revolution through the lives of two of its participants--Henry Laurens, president of the First Continental Congress, and his son, John, a major in the Continental Army. Describes John's encouragement to his father as the colonists' military and political morale sour and shows John working with Ben Franklin to enlist French support. Considers the implications of England's surrender and the meanings of the Revolution's ideals.
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Dramatizes key events of the American Revolution through the lives of two of its participants--Henry Laurens, president of the First Continental Congress, and his son, John, a major in the Continental Army. Describes John's encouragement to his father as the colonists' military and political morale sour and shows John working with Ben Franklin to enlist French support. Considers the implications of England's surrender and the meanings of the Revolution's ideals., NOTE: Two (or more) records have been merged together to create this data.
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