A gripping work of fiction based on the true story of Willie Johnston, a young drummer boy in the American Civil War
When hostilities began, Willie’s father enlisted in the 3rd Vermont Infantry Regiment in July 1861, and Willie sought to join as well. Young Willie was rejected because of his age, but he joined the regiment and served without pay. In December of 1861, officials finally relented and allowed him to formally enlist, placing him on the muster rolls as a drummer boy.
Willie served in numerous battles and skirmishes during the war, but his conduct during the retreat following the crushing defeat at the Siege of Petersburg won him national fame.
Willie dutifully hung on to his drum throughout the tiring ordeal and brought it to safety at the retreat’s end in Harrison’s Landing.
There, as the 3rd Vermont and other regiments of the division were assembled for a July 4th parade, it was discovered that young Willie was the only drummer in the entire division who had held on to his drum during the retreat. As such, he had the honor of drumming for the whole division that day.
One Boy, One Fife, One Revolution
The Story of John Greenwood's Adventures as a Fifer in the Revolution
When ten-year-old John Greenwood loses the person he loves most, his world is turned upside down. But as unrest grows throughout the American colonies, John discovers that even an ordinary boy can help shape history.
With nothing more than a wooden fife and a courageous heart, John marches beside the Continental Army through some of the most important moments of the Revolutionary War. He helps build fortifications, endures bitter winters, witnesses great victories and heartbreaking losses, serves aboard a daring privateer, survives captivity as a prisoner of war, and makes a remarkable escape.
Based on the true story of one of America's youngest Patriots, The Music of Freedom is an exciting historical adventure filled with courage, friendship, perseverance, and hope. Young readers will discover what life was really like for the boys who marched beside General George Washington and learn how the music of a simple fife helped inspire an army fighting for liberty.
Join John Greenwood on an unforgettable journey where history comes alive, one note at a time.
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When history comes alive, so love can prove its point…
Katie Campbell doesn’t need a vacation, but she takes one anyway. What could possibly go wrong? It’s not like she doesn’t have her bestie coming with her. They both have a shared Scottish heritage according to the Find Your Ancestors website—and those pics of braw Highlanders lifting the back of their kilts seems like an open invitation to flirt with the locals.
John Fraser is a local lad, Inverness born and bred, and proud of it. What better way to pass the time—when he’s not guiding tourists around ancient Scottish monuments—than to buy the gorgeous American redhead, Katie, a whiskey before stealing a kiss from her.
But that’s the problem with touring stone circles with a long history of strange vanishings and mysterious disappearances—you might just end up being one of them. Fate can be fickle when soul mates are involved, and if John and Katie refuse to see the advantage of their eternal bond, then they will be taken somewhere it is undeniable.
How does Culloden, 1746 sound?
A sweeping story of magical destiny and enemies fated to become lovers, The Highlander’s Beautiful Fate is the first standalone book in the Time Slips and Stone Circles Series
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#historyforkids #kidsbooks #civilwarstoriesforkids #booksforboys#USHistoryforkids History is full of famous battles—but the real story is about the people who lived through them. Against All Odds takes readers inside the American Civil War to meet the unlikely heroes history often forgets. From child soldiers and brave women in disguise, to former slaves fighting for freedom, clever spies risking everything, loyal animals on the battlefield, and the surprising technology that changed warfare forever—this book shows how ordinary people faced extraordinary choices. Packed with gripping true stories, fascinating facts, visual timelines, and interactive sections, this book brings the Civil War to life in a way textbooks never do. Discover how courage doesn’t always look the same—and how, even in the darkest times, people found ways to stand up, survive, and change history. Because history isn’t just about what happened. It’s about who stepped forward—against all odds.
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History is full of famous battles—but the real story is about the people who lived through them.
Against All Odds takes readers inside the American Civil War to meet the unlikely heroes history often forgets. From child soldiers and brave women in disguise, to former slaves fighting for freedom, clever spies risking everything, loyal animals on the battlefield, and the surprising technology that changed warfare forever—this book shows how ordinary people faced extraordinary choices.
Packed with gripping true stories, fascinating facts, visual timelines, and interactive sections, this book brings the Civil War to life in a way textbooks never do.
Discover how courage doesn’t always look the same—and how, even in the darkest times, people found ways to stand up, survive, and change history.
Because history isn’t just about what happened.
It’s about who stepped forward—against all odds.