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Brown, Don

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

32 pp. | Roaring Brook | January, 2013 | Trade ISBN 978-1-59643-266-6 $16.99
(2) K-3 In this follow-up to Let It Begin Here!, stylized watercolors heighten the drama and occasional humor of Henry Knox's mission to bring heavy cannon from Lake Champlain forts to Washington's forces in 1776 Boston. The text hews closely to the record--except for one fact: Brown states, "Washington ached for cannon...But Washington had none," an unfortunate exaggeration of an otherwise "true story." Bib.
Reviewer: J.L. Bell | Horn Book Magazine Issue: January, 2013

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