Count Casimir Pulaski

by Annmarie Francis Kajencki

Book Overview

Know that as I could not submit to stoop before the sovereigns of Europe, so I came to hazard all for the freedom of America. Before Casimir Pulaski arrived on America's shore, the count and his family had organized a rebel army of about 4,000 men to liberate Poland from Russia. Pulaski later offered his services as a soldier and horseman to the Continental army. George Washington wisely accepted this offer, and Pulaski trained the first American...

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 140422646X
• ISBN13: 9781404226463
• Release Date: August 2005
• Publisher: PowerKids Press
• Length: 112 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.6"
• Age Range: 9 to 13 years
• Grade Range: Grades 4 to 8