Forge for heroes
Edward Buell Hungerford
Hardcover
(Follett Pub. Co, March 15, 1952)
Copyright 1952, hardcover, ex-library, 256 pages, with b/w illustrations throughout. SYNOPSIS: "Forge for heroes is a moving and dramatic tale set in 1777 of those desperate days at Valley Forge, when a few men struggled to deep the army alive and together. It is the story of young Mark Meriel, who had to make his own decision whether to go home to comfort and security or stay and share the army's suffering for the cause of liberty after delivering a load of axeheads from Connecticut by wagon, a gift from his father to General Washington. Ages l0-l4." CONDITION: Heavy library binding, library cardholder/checkout sheet and stamps/notations inside. Flap from former dustjacket is glued inside back cover. Binding is secure.