Three Young Continentals: A Story of the American Revolution"The setting of the story, like that of the others of the series, is true historically. The feeling of the Tories, the raids of the Pine Robbers, the burning of the barns, the execution of the man who endeavored to poison Washington, the straggler from Staten Island who was captured and taken to Washington's headquarters, all these incidents and many others are true ..."--Preface. |
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