The Battle of Brooklyn and the Crossing at Night
A dramatic recounting of the 1776 Brooklyn battle and Washingtons desperate river crossing. British forces land at Gravesend and Staten Island as Greene falters, Putnam takes command, and a foggy night aids a perilous retreat with Cols Cabot Snoach and the Marblehead amphibians helping cover the crossing.
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Greene
Brooklyn
Cambridge
East River
Putnam
Connecticut
Julius Caesar
Washington
New York
Staten Island
Jamaica Road
Clinton
Colin Cabot
New England
Moses
Egypt
Colin
Ebenezer Sneach
Snoach
Colonel Glover
Ebenezer Snoach
Marblehead
The Crossing to Safety and a Secret Confession
Irv ing Bacheller recounts Washington giving orders for the retreat after the crossing of the river. Colin and Amos endure wounds and fatigue as Washington shifts to Harlem Heights while Pat writes a wary letter and Nancy seeks reconciliation at supper. A confessional moment reveals Colin must confront love and possible marriage to Pat as danger looms and York Island’s fate grows perilous.
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Cabot
Amos Farnsworth
Colonel Cabot
Farnsworth
Amos
Putnam
Colin
Valley of Death
Washington
Cambridge
Harlem Heights
York Island
Girard
Philadelphia
Pat
Quebec
Nancy
Harry Gage
Guy Carleton
General Washington
Baroness de Riedesel
Lady Howe
Lady Washington
Brooklyn
Fayerweathers
Flight of the Army Haunts Washington Camp
General Washington faces anxious days as the army’s courage falters while Colin and Amos Farnsworth ride north with dispatches toward New Rochelle and the Bronx river wilderness. Colin wrestles with Nancy, a sincere yet selfish woman who tests his resolve and judgment.
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Amos
Bowlby
Washington
Colin
Nancy
Amos Farnsworth
New Rochelle
Bronx River
Adaptable Leaves Pivot to Light and Weather
Pinnate leaves adjust their orientation to sun exposure and weather. If sunlight is strong they tilt upward, before rain they sink, and with rain they adopt a position offering least resistance, maximizing efficiency in varying conditions.
Corner Stone of Nation in Home
An essay argues the old fashioned home offers moral social and cultural roots that modern life cannot replace. While some functions move outside the home the article stresses the home’s role in shared sympathy, learning, and tasteful surroundings that shape character for school work and society. It suggests emancipated women may return to making such a home a central art and duty.
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Minneapolis Journal
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the Master of Chaos
Irving Bacheller
WN Service
Aleic
Luis Iesitbnsa
Bayer
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