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Prudence, a thirteen‑year‑old girl in Greenmarsh, Massachusetts, records her thoughts and the daily challenges she faces in 1774, as her family navigates life as loyalists amid the growing conflict between American patriots and British rule. Through her diary, readers glimpse the personal impact of the early Revolutionary War on a young American household.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: History/Modern History
Authors: Ann Warren Turner
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