Glory, Passion, and Principle: The Story of Eight Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution

by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer

Book Overview

The heroism of the females of the American Revolution has gone from memory with the generation that witnessed it, and nothing, absolutely nothing, remains upon the ear of the young of the present day.... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743453301
• ISBN13: 9780743453301
• Release Date: April 2003
• Publisher: Atria Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Melissa Lukeman Bohrer Captures Greatness

I was so impressed by Bohrer's research. I can tell she dug deep into finding true facts to really capture the story. I also love the women she chose to write on. Honestly, I was expecting to read all about the wives of the founding fathers, but she pushed the envelope. She writes on a slave, a Native American woman, a soldier, a spy, an author etc. I loved the variety! My three favorite women she wrote on were Deborah Sampson, Phillis Wheatley, and Nancy Ward. Sampson was a female disguised as a soldier in the Revolutionary War. The story on how hard she worked truly impressed me. She wanted to help her country, even though she had had a hard life; both her parents walked out on her. Phillis Wheatley was a slave who learned English at the age of nine, and was obviously a genius. She knew three languages and wrote highly acclaimed poetry. A slave had published work in newspapers throughout the colonies! I was so happy that Phillis proved that she was just as smart as the whiteman. I thought this was so unique for the time era for a slave. Nancy Ward, a famous Cherokee Native American, worked hard to bring peace between the Americans and the Cherokees. I felt true sorrow for her, when she offered to settle for peace, and instead the American troops killed and imprisoned most of her people. She was so powerful and a true leader for her tribe, even called the "Beloved Woman." I thought this was a great nonfiction piece, and Bohrer's writing kept each story alive. She definitely succeeded in bringing light to the American woman heroes of the 18th century.

Fiction or Nonfiction?

I checked this book out from the library and was thrilled to read it. I read the first chapter and found it interesting but seemingly written for younger readers. I kept reading and came across this sentence on page 39: "Carefully, she placed the two letters with her manuscript on top of her clothes, zipped the bag shut, and walked out of her room." The person this sentence refers to is Phyllis Wheatley, a woman packing her bag for a trip in 1773. Zippers weren't invented until 1893. This left a bad taste in my mouth, and I lost interest in the book. I wondered what else could be wrong and how many liberties had been taken to make it entertaining. I never finished it, and concider it young adult fiction.