Author Description

This book contains the first set of Commonwealth Books' "Stories about the American Revolution." These illustrated narratives remember the people and events of America's war to win its political independence. Readers of all ages will see history unfold in the pictures of dozens of renowned illustrators and artists as author James Bayne recounts the failures and successes of General George Washington and his Continental Army. In this first edition, readers will follow the siege of Boston from the Battles of Lexington and Concord, through the capture of Fort Ticonderoga and the futile British victory at Bunker Hill. They will see the siege end after General Washington fortifies the Dorchester Heights with the guns Colonel Henry Knox brought from Fort Ticonderoga. Also remembered in this book is the American invasion of Canada. Readers will follow this misadventure from its beginning in the summer of 1775 to its end in the spring of 1776 when Colonel Benedict Arnold lifted his siege of Quebec and brought his ragged army home.