{"product_id":"forgotten-founders-black-patriots-women-soldiers-and-other-thinkers-and-heroes-who-shaped-early-america-9781638190929","title":"Forgotten Founders: Black Patriots, Women Soldiers, and Other Thinkers and Heroes Who Shaped Early America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[T]he cause is just, and readers will come away with a firmer understanding that, as the introduction has it, the story of this country's founding is 'everyone's story.'\"--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Junior Library Guild Gold Selection\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This book will delight visual learners, history lovers, and trivia enthusiasts. It would also validate the diversity of the United States's heroes, encourage critical thinking, and inspire further research. A solid addition to any library or classroom.\"--\u003ci\u003eSchool Library Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe founding of America was not accomplished by a handful of people; it required the heart, soul, and grit of an entire nation. Today, we rightfully honor the efforts of the Founding Fathers, but what about everyone else who sacrificed for the cause?\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroducing \u003cem\u003eForgotten Founders\u003c\/em\u003e, the inspiring book of stories about the heroic women, African Americans, Native Americans, immigrants, and others who played pivotal roles in America's birth. Make no mistake: these were no historical footnotes. These were brave men and women without whom the war simply could never have been won and the new republic never begun.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReaders will meet \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSybil Ludington, the sixteen-year-old girl who rode all night to warn of a British attack\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNancy Hart: the indomitable woman who captured six Loyalist soldiers\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCuffee Wells Saunders, the talented physician who won his freedom and saved lives serving in the Continental Army\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhyllis Wheatley, the gifted Black poet whose work was praised by Voltaire and George Washington\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eDeborah Sampson, the colonial woman who dressed as a man to enlist in the Continental Army\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePeter Salem, the former slave who became the hero of the Battle of Bunker Hill\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eand many more!\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eRead, learn, and discover in beautiful new ways that America's origin story really is everybody's story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eBestselling author, singer, songwriter, and musician \u003cstrong\u003eMifflin Lowe\u003c\/strong\u003e has published nine books, selling more than 300,000 copies in six languages. His books include a children's poetry book, \u003cem\u003eBeasts by the Bunches\u003c\/em\u003e (Doubleday), and three humor books for adults: \u003cem\u003eThe Cheapskate's Handbook\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eI Hate Fun\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eHow to Be a Celebrity\u003c\/em\u003e (Price\/Stern\/Sloan.) He has also performed his music for family audiences from New England to New Orleans, presenting works from his children's CDs: \u003cem\u003eThe King Who Forgot His Underpants\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCowboy Kareem\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eWilton Wilberry's Magical Holiday Wishing Well\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eCat Tales\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eBeasts by the Bunches\u003c\/em\u003e (Caedmon\/Harper\u0026amp; Row). Recently, his animated film script, \u003cem\u003eThe Adventures of Cowboy Kareem\u003c\/em\u003e, won the blue ribbon prize in the Sarasota Film Office TV\/ME competition, beating out over 800 entrants from 28 states. He lives in Florida.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Bushel \u0026 Peck Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52101699043602,"sku":"9781638190929","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f099bede-47ec-4ac0-a294-db3fc5d6e554.jpg?v=1773137869","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/forgotten-founders-black-patriots-women-soldiers-and-other-thinkers-and-heroes-who-shaped-early-america-9781638190929","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}