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• Out of the shadows: African descendants--revolutionary combatants in the Hudson River Valley; a preliminary historical sketch

  Author:A.J. Williams-MyersFrom:Afro-Americans in New York Life and History (Vol. 31, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed

  Jan. 20077,556 words Article 1690LOne key battleground in the Revolutionary War of 1776 was the Hudson River Valley, located in the British colony of eastern New York. The valley was a microcosm of other such war theaters in the thirteen mainland...

• Son of liberty: Johnny Tremain and the art of making American patriots

  Author:Neil L. YorkFrom:Early American Studies (Vol. 6, Issue 2) Peer-Reviewed

  Fall 200810,790 words Report 1390LABSTRACT Johnny Tremain, a figment of the writer Esther Forbes's imagination, has become real enough over the years. Created by Forbes to inspire American readers with the need for patriotic service during World War II,...