Summertime Skirmish at the House in the Horseshoe

By Marlene Dean

In a bend of the Deep River in the backwoods of North Carolina, a patriotic family and a small group of militiamen stave off an attack on a home by the notorious Tory, David Fanning, and his men in 1781.

This nonfiction tale is delivered accurately with a sensitivity to the audience (children) and an engaging approach to Revolutionary War history

Scamper the Squirrel narrates the events of a day that is still reenacted on the historical House in the Horseshoe site each summer, though 240 years have passed

* Interior and Exterior images of the actual house are used as the basis for the illustrations.
*Side-bar information is included for educational purposes and for background knowledge and vocabulary enrichment

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0CSPJ215L
• ISBN13: 9798876083647
• Release Date: January 2024
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 34 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.1" x 8.5" x 11.0"