The war was raging all around him. Johnny was only twelve years old; so he wasn?t allowed to pick up a gun or to be a soldier. However; he still had a very important job on the battlefield: he was the messenger for American Major General Gates. While he waited for the scouts to come back with their reports of British troop movements; Johnny could hear the musket balls whizzing above him; breaking branches in the trees. His father was out there in the battle lines; and through the smoke on the field; Johnny could just barely see him finish loading his musket; step to the right; take aim; and fire the weapon. The gun rocked as it fired and let out a cloud of smoke as the black powder exploded in the barrel; pushing the musket out at high speed. Johnny?s father stepped back behind a tree to reload his musket- something that took even the best trained soldier about twenty seconds to do- before coming out to fire again. And so begins the fascinating history of the American Revolution. It's hard to imagine America ever faced times so hard; but in this book; just for kids; you'll find out what happened and what it was like to be a kid during these times. KidCaps is an imprint of BookCaps Study Guides; with dozens of books published every month; there's sure to be something just for you! Visit our website to find out more.
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