{"product_id":"forgotten-founders-black-patriots-women-soldiers-and-other-thinkers-and-heroes-who-shaped-early-america","title":"Forgotten Founders: Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"[T]he cause is just, and readers will come away with a firmer understanding that, as the introduction has it, the story of this country's founding is 'everyone's story.'\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Selection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"This book will delight visual learners, history lovers, and trivia enthusiasts. It would also validate the diversity of the United States's heroes, encourage critical thinking, and inspire further research. A solid addition to any library or classroom.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIntroducing \u003ci\u003eForgotten Founders\u003c\/i\u003e, the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no mistake: these were no historical footnotes. These were brave men and women without whom the war simply could never have been won and the new republic never begun. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eReaders will meet \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSybil Ludington, the sixteen-year-old girl who rode all night to warn of a British attack\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNancy Hart: the indomitable woman who captured six Loyalist soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCuffee Wells Saunders, the talented physician who won his freedom and saved lives serving in the Continental Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhyllis Wheatley, the gifted Black poet whose work was praised by Voltaire and George Washington\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDeborah Sampson, the colonial woman who dressed as a man to enlist in the Continental Army\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeter Salem, the former slave who became the hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand many more!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eRead, learn, and discover in beautiful new ways that America's origin story really is everybody's story.","brand":"Bushel \u0026 Peck Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47948823167165,"sku":"BS-TC0-190929","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0771\/9767\/2637\/files\/9781638190929-HD.jpg?v=1785961809","url":"https:\/\/boundigo.com\/products\/forgotten-founders-black-patriots-women-soldiers-and-other-thinkers-and-heroes-who-shaped-early-america","provider":"Boundigo Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}