In the stirring days of '76, boys and girls were as patriotic and often proved themselves as brave as their elders.

Mrs. Bailey has here given us a group of stirring tales that show the courage and determination of the Colonists and their staunch and loyal children; that deftly recreate the costumes, customs and thoughts of the time when the struggling Colonies were fighting for independence.

In these simple, homely tales appear Benjamin Franklin, Peter Faneuil who built the famous Hall in Boston, George Washington and other great ones as well as little maids and lads who contributed their bit to the formation of our country.

From the dust jacket of the Grosset and Dunlap edition