Henry and the Cannons: An Extraordinary True Story of the American Revolution

by Don Brown, Amparo Ortiz, Don Brown

Book Overview

Before Washington crossed the Delaware, Henry Knox crossed Massachusetts in winter--with 59 cannons in tow.

In 1775 in the dead of winter, a bookseller named Henry Knox dragged 59 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston--225 miles of lakes, forest, mountains, and few roads. It was a feat of remarkable ingenuity and determination and one of the most remarkable stories of the revolutionary war. In Henry and the Cannons the perils and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1596432667
• ISBN13: 9781596432666
• Release Date: January 2013
• Publisher: Roaring Brook Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 1.04 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.3" x 8.6"
• Age Range: 5 to 9 years
• Grade Range: Kindergarten to Grade 4