The American Victory

by JoAnn A. Grote

Book Overview

Paul Lankford's father is a stranger to him. Off fighting the Revolutionary War, Paul's father has rarely been home during the past six years. Now that the war is over, America has won, and Paul's... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1577481593
• ISBN13: 9781577481591
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: Barbour Publishing
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.2" x 7.7"
• Age Range: 8 to 12 years
• Grade Range: Grades 3 to 7

Customer Reviews

Okay book from the American Adventure series.

This is the twelfth book in The American Adventure series. This series tells about the lives of children from many generations of a fictional family throughout American history, from the settling of Plymouth by the Pilgrims through the end of World War II. Eight-year-old Paul Lankford's father has been away fighting in the American Revolution for most of Paul's life. Because he has only seen his father a few times in the past six years, Paul barely knows him. So when the war finally ends in 1781 and Paul's father returns home, he has a difficult time adjusting to the change. Paul's father is very strict, and doesn't seem to understand Paul at all. Paul would like to be a shipbuilder, like his Uncle Ethan, but he fears telling his father he doesn't want to follow in his footsteps as a printer. Over the next two years, Paul struggles to form a better relationship with his father and gain the courage to determine his own future. This was probably among my least favorite books in the American Adventure series. It wasn't a bad book, but I found it hard to get interested in, because it didn't really have a strong plot. It also seemed to have more historical details and less story in it than some of the other books in the series. However, I would recommend it to readers who, like me, want to read the entire series.

The American Victory

This is a very good book about how the Revolutionary War ended. I think this book should be read by all people who love American history. All the other books in the American Adventure series are really good also.