Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution

In the bitter winter of 1775-76, Colonel Henry Knox and his younger brother Will, both of the Continental Army, become frustrated with the British blockade of Boston and decide to attempt to move 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga, over 300 miles of mountainous wilderness, to defend the besieged city.Brothers William and Henry Knox devise a daring scheme to transport 183 cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to Boston to aid the rebels in their fight against the British