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by: Jim Murphy  
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973.3446 EAN: 9780395900192 Edition: 1 ISBN: 0395900190 Label: Sandpiper Manufacturer: Sandpiper Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 112 Publication Date: March 23, 1998 Publisher: Sandpiper Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: Sandpiper Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: In the summer of 1776, Joseph Plumb Martin was a fifteen-year-old Connecticut farm boy who considered himself "as warm a patriot as the best of them." He enlisted that July and stayed in the revolutionary army until hostilities ended in 1783. Martin fought under Washington, Lafayette, and Steuben. He took part in major battles in New York, Monmouth, and Yorktown. He wintered at Valley Forge and then at Morristown, considered even more severe. He wrote of his war years in a memoir that brings the American Revolution alive with telling details, drama, and a country boy's humor. Jim Murphy lets Joseph Plumb Martin speak for himself throughout the text, weaving in historical backfround details wherever necessary, giving voice to a teenager who was an eyewitness to the fight that set America free from the British Empire. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Good ChoiceI would highly reccomend this book for any young reader. It is mainly suitable for the age group of 9-12. The author outlines major historical events of the period without going into the true to life graphic detail of the battles/conditions of the time. Definately a good primer for children to later expand on. Rating: - Outstanding creative approach to non-fiction for young readers!Joseph Plumb Martin is fifteen in 1775 when tensions between the American colonists and their British rulers erupt. He witnesses the organization and recruitment of a local military force, untrained and undersupplied. Martin hesitatingly enlists for the limit period of six months, required by the state militia. He sees combat at Gowanus Creek and is part of Washington's retreat to Manhattan Island. After colonial morale is lifted by Washington's surprise attack on the British at Trenton, Joseph re ... Read More Rating: - A Young PatriotI am 13 years old and i absolutly love this book, Murphy (the author) describes the American Revolution so clearly that u actually feel like you are in the story! This book is about a boy named Joseph who signs up to be in the Continental Army, he goes through hard times and good times as well! I would say any history fan would love this book!!!! Rating: - This is a great book!I'm 12 years-old and I thought this story was very exciting. My older brother read it also, and he said it was great. It is about a fifteen-year-old boy who is eager to go to war. However, it ends up being the most horrifying life a young man could have. I would give six stars if I could. Since I can't, I'll write it down: six stars! 
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