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This gripping Revolution-era account of slaves fighting on the side of the British contains exacting scholarship and resources. The uniqueness of the topic along with an edgy graphic layout easily grips the reader’s interest. Index, Sources, Epilogue, Timeline, Map on end sheets, Resource Guide with Webliography.
 
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NCSS | 3 reseñas más. | Jul 23, 2021 |
The early aviatrix fascinates me with their tenacity and bravery. Finding well written non-fiction about these women who broke social rules to follow their passions is hard to find, but Margaret Whitman Blair does an outstanding job of telling of the powder puff derby of 1929. Twenty women started in California and most finished in Ohio having flown across the country using mostly railroad lines as navigational markings. This story follows those that experienced mechanical breakdowns that nearly killed them, illnesses caused by dehydration, freezing temperatures, and included some serious discussions of sabotage. From this brave cluster of women, professional pilots would be nurtured through the Ninety-Nines. National Geographic does a wonderful job of including historical pictures, maps, background information, and visuals that make this race come alive to the reader. Ms. Blair presents a wonderful tail of true heroism in feminism.… (más)
 
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KristalKangasHanes | May 11, 2013 |
This was a recommended read for supplementing a unit on the American Revolution. I found it to be well written and nicely punctuated with pictures of paintings, portraits, and photographs of actual primary documents from the time. However, my 7th grade students did not like the book and openly showed their boredom and disinterest when I tried to read it to them. I gave up on reading this book to them after only getting about halfway through it, but I would still consider using it with a slightly older class sometime in the future. It is too long to successfully read to a class, but students could be assigned to read it individually and respond to questions afterwards. After answering questions on paper individually, I planned to have students respond in a whole-class discussion on whether or not they would have taken the risks and faced the hardships these people did just for a fragile promise of freedom.… (más)
 
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carolineW | 3 reseñas más. | Nov 18, 2012 |
This is probably not the American Revolution you were taught about in school. This is the other side of the story; the story of thousands of African Americans, slave and free, who also fought for liberty -- against the colonists.

Blair weaves a historical narrative that follows the tragic stories of thousands of African-Americans who fought for the freedom the colonists refused to give them. They were enslaved by the colonists, betrayed by the British, and suffered discrimination at the hands of the Loyalists they had supported. But they never gave up the struggle for their freedom.

This is a complex historical and political narrative, told in excellent expository style. The reader not only gets an in-depth picture of the forces of prejudice, economics, and politics that the slaves fought against, it also profiles the historical figures that played a part in this story.

Verdict: Hand this book to middle school and high school students who are interested in history - and to students who don't think history is interesting. Read it yourself to get an important look at a portion of our nation's history you may have missed. And, of course, pair it with Laurie Halse Anderson's Chains.

ISBN: 978-1426305900; Published January 2010 by National Geographic; Borrowed from the library
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JeanLittleLibrary | 3 reseñas más. | Jan 1, 2012 |

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