Peter's War: A New England Slave Boy and the American Revolution

by Joyce Lee Malcolm

Book Overview

A riveting narrative of a New England slave boy caught up in the American Revolution

A boy named Peter, born to a slave in Massachusetts in 1763, was sold nineteen months later to a childless white couple there. This book recounts the fascinating history of how the American Revolution came to Peter's small town, how he joined the revolutionary army at the age of twelve, and how he participated in the battles of Bunker Hill and Yorktown...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300168063
• ISBN13: 9780300168068
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.7" x 9.2"