Born Into Revolution - EBook

She was born just weeks before the American Revolution began. As Mary grew, a nation grew with her.

Mary Hunt Palmer was born in Watertown, Massachusetts, in March 1775. Before she was old enough to remember, war had reached her family’s doorstep. British troops marched. Cannons thundered in the distance. Families fled their homes. George Washington took command of a new American army, and the colonies began the dangerous fight to become a nation.

For Mary, the Revolution was not something written in a history book. It was her childhood world.

As the years pass, Mary experiences frightening nights, family hardships, strange adventures, celebrations, and the uncertainty of growing up during war. She watches the struggling colonies become the United States of America—and begins discovering the strength, curiosity, and determination that will shape her own remarkable life.

Based on the life of the real Mary Hunt Palmer, Born Into Revolution: The Girl Who Grew Up With America brings the Revolutionary War to life through the eyes of a child whose story began almost exactly when America's did.

She didn't fight in the Revolution. She grew up with it.