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Griffin, Kitty
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K-3
Illustrated by
Marjorie Priceman.
Griffin describes how in 1775 a sixteen-year-old North Carolina horsewoman took the ride of her life to warn of the Redcoats' approach. Priceman's expressively angular, bold-hued gouache and ink paintings accentuate the urgency of Betsy's mission. An author's note tells more about the folkloric figure: "It cannot be proved that Betsy Dowdy really existed, but her legend lives on."
Reviewer: Rita Soltan
1 reviews
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