Women of the American Revolution

If you have daughter, granddaughter, or niece with an interest in American History, you might want consider this book as a Christmas gift.

Women of the American Revolution was written in 1849, by Elizabeth F. Ellet, and was a bestseller in its time. It tells the stories of women who played a role in the American Revolution. Drawing from a wealth of material, such as personal interviews, diaries, biographies, and manuscript letters, Ellet probed the details of their personal triumphs and tragedies, and presented them in a popular style easily appreciated by contemporary readers.

Women of the American Revolution recounts the lives of many of the popular participants – Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Jane McCrea, and Mercy Warren, as well as many lesser-known individuals, as well as women of several nationalities, lending a more balanced and credible view to the course of the narrative.

$29.95, reprinted in paperback, from American History Imprints.