War in the Woods: The Day the United States Began: July 9, 1755
| Year of Publication |
1991
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| Publication Type |
Novel
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| Number of Pages or Episodes |
540 p.
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| Language |
English
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| Publisher |
Educational Materials Company
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| City |
Windham, ME
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| Abstract |
A fictionalized account of General Braddock in which John Henry, 15, is swept into the long march of the Braddock Expedition. Henry fights in the Battle of the Monongahela, survives the massacre by the French and Indians, and returns home, having earned his stripes with men like Captain George Croghan, Colonel Peter Halkett, General Braddock, George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, and Daniel Boone.
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| Author Biography |
Edward Loring Tottle (1926-2013) was a speech and hearing therapist, teacher, World War II veteran, and amateur historian who wrote and re-wrote his novel for 25 years before publishing it.
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| Time |
1755
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