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Redmond, Shirley Raye

Patriots in Petticoats: Heroines of the American Revolution

(3) 4-6 This collective biography briefly presents the contributions of twenty-four women who served the revolutionary cause; they include nurses, spies, messengers, needle workers, and even soldiers. The short segments are preceded by a geographic key. Captioned black-and-white period reproductions illustrate the text, and sidebars explain terms such as petticoat and sampler. Timeline. Bib., ind.

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