Seymour Reit
Great Episodes Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution & Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy
Paperback
(Odyssey Aug. 16, 1992)
Guns for General Washington: A Story of the American Revolution: Young Will Knox is frustrated with life in General Washington's army. Fighting is at a standstill because of the bitter cold, and the army, which has no artillery, has been under siege for months. So Will and his brother Henry make a daring, seemingly impossible run to bring cannons from Fort Ticonderoga to give the rebels a fighting chance against the British. Behind Rebel Lines: The Incredible Story of Emma Edmonds, Civil War Spy: Combining U.S. Army records and files from the National Archives, Reit has reconstructed the story of an incredible woman who joined the Yankee army disguised as a man. "A suspense-filled account of a brave and loyal feminist."