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<p><P>In the 1700s, women&#8217;s responsibilities were primarily child rearing and household duties. But Deborah Sampson wanted more from life. She wanted to read, to travel&#8212;and to fight for her country&#8217;s independence. When the colonies went to war with the British in 1775, Deborah was intent on being part of the action. Seeing no other option, she disguised herself in a man&#8217;s uniform and served in the Continental army for more than a year, her identity hidden from her fellow soldiers. <P>Accomplished writer Sheila Solomon Klass creates a gripping firstperson account of an extraordinary woman who lived a life full of danger, adventure, and intrigue.</p><h3>Publishers Weekly</h3><p><P>The real-life Deborah Sampson's experiences dressing as a man for two years to serve as a soldier during the Revolutionary War form the foundation of Klass's (<I>The Uncivil War</I>) provocative historical novel. The story starts with a terrific hook: hospitalized with yellow fever, the soldier/narrator known as Robert Shurtliff pretends to be dead to evade examination by the nurses: Being buried alive [was] a terrible fate, but preferable to being discovered, claims the narrator, wh

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Author

Sheila Solomon Klass

Publisher

Henry Holt and Co. (BYR)

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9781429994934

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Historical Fiction, Fiction, Children'S

Rating

3.68 / 5 (230 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14