The world turned upside down : the Yorktown victory that won America's independence / by Tim Grove.
| Author/creator | Grove, Tim, 1967- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | New York : Abrams Books for Young Readers, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | xv, 280 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | A new major general -- Autumn of disappointment -- First meeting -- A traitor exposed -- Plundering Virginia -- Happy birthday, General -- The perfect spy -- Redcoats equal freedom -- Clash of the generals -- Jefferson on the run -- Ways to freedom -- Marching to New York -- The town of York -- Decision at last -- The big secret -- Battle at sea -- Cornwallis digs in -- The siege begins -- A ferocious pounding -- Storming the redoubts -- A deafening quiet -- Freedom's long road. |
| Abstract | "In October 1781, American, French, and British forces converged on a small village named Yorktown--a place that the British would try to forget and Americans would forever remember. In his riveting, balanced, and thoroughly researched account of the Revolutionary War's last pivotal conflict, author-historian Tim Grove follows the true stories of American, French, and British players, whose lives intersected at Yorktown. Through very different viewpoints--from General George Washington to the notorious traitor Benedict Arnold, from young French hero Lafayette to British General Lord Cornwallis, and an enslaved man named James who became a spy, 'The World Turned Upside Down' tells the story of bold decisions made by famous military leaders, as well as the everyday courage shown by civilians. For every side involved, the world forever turned upside down at Yorktown."-- Amazon.com. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-272) and index. |
| Interest grade level | Grades 5 and up |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Instructional and educational works. |
| Genre/form | Illustrated works. |
| LCCN | 2022435646 |
| ISBN | 9781419749940 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1419749943 (hardcover) |