Extraordinary Patriots of the United States of American: Colonial Times to Pre-Civil War

Did you know...Sybil Ludington's daring midnight ride in 1777 saved the American colonists, though no epic poem was ever written about her?George Washington defied his own mother, who deemed him a traitor?Caesar Rodney determined to cast the deciding vote for independence despite the cancer ravaging his body?Daring! Defiant! Determined!Discover the extraordinary contributions of many well-known, little-known, and unknown American patriots who established a new nation unlike any other! Each of these brief biographies will inspire today's citizens to become the extraordinary patriots of the future.