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America's Child
- Author:
- Griffin, A. J.
- Subjects:
- American History; Revolutionary War
- Age:
- 13, 14
- Grade:
- 8
- ISBN:
- 978-0-88092-493-1
- Order code:
- 4931
- Price:
- $9.99
- Online Price:
- $7.99
- Class sets:
- 10 or more: $7.00 each. (Order code: 4931S)
Kathy Fountain was an orphan, born in 1758. She faced harsh circumstances in a country yet to be named that was populated by denizens who called themselves Americans when they united to fight for their independence. The spirit of patriotism wrapped Kathy in its fervor and gave her an identity. She was America’s child. Kathy was real, and this story is based on her life.
Nothing remains of the farmhouse where Kathy passed the first dozen or so years of her life; neither is there a trace remaining of the orphanage where she was sheltered when she was sixteen.
She left the orphanage to work as an “indentured servant” at an inn alongside the long road that stretched between Albany and Manhattan, but that inn is gone now, too, and the dirt road is buried beneath the wide asphalt ribbon of the New York State Thruway.
It was discovered that Kathy had the attributes of a spy: good-looking, sharp-witted, employed at an inn where she could overhear many conversations. She was also committed to the patriot cause. During the war her situation became more perilous, but her dedication to freedom never wavered as the danger increased.
This is an exciting tale of an extraordinary young woman living in extraordinary times.
Kathy Fountain was an orphan, born in 1758. She faced harsh circumstances in a country yet to be named that was populated by denizens who called themselves Americans when they united to fight for their independence. The spirit of patriotism wrapped Kathy in its fervor and gave her an identity. She was America’s child. Kathy was real, and this story is based on her life.
Nothing remains of the farmhouse where Kathy passed the first dozen or so years of her life; neither is there a trace remaining of the orphanage where she was sheltered when she was sixteen.
She left the orphanage to work as an “indentured servant” at an inn alongside the long road that stretched between Albany and Manhattan, but that inn is gone now, too, and the dirt road is buried beneath the wide asphalt ribbon of the New York State Thruway.
It was discovered that Kathy had the attributes of a spy: good-looking, sharp-witted, employed at an inn where she could overhear many conversations. She was also committed to the patriot cause. During the war her situation became more perilous, but her dedication to freedom never wavered as the danger increased.
This is an exciting tale of an extraordinary young woman living in extraordinary times.
