Stephen B. Woodruff
Among Friends: A Quaker Boy at the Battle of Plattsburgh
Paperback
(North Country Books Dec. 10, 2013)
Thirteen-year-old Elijah Hoag is slow to develop skills he needs for life on his family's farm at the Peru Union, a Quaker settlement in northern New York. He questions his faith before meeting the school boys of Aikin's Volunteer Rifle Company, who have joined the fight against a British invasion of northern New York in September of 1814. After Elijah's friend is killed, he joins the volunteers in the Battle of Plattsburgh. His experience clarifies his future: he learns he can embrace being Quaker and still follow his dreams.
- ISBN
- 1595310444 / 9781595310446
- Pages
- 168
- Weight
- 4.8 oz.
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 5.9 in.
