![]() ![]() Her 19-mile journey is full of obstacles-rattlesnakes, mosquitoes, swamps, quicksand-but she doesn't stop until she relays her message. Overhearing their plans for a surprise attack on the British at Beaver Dams, Laura immediately resolves to inform Lieutenant FitzGibbon. When American soldiers arrive at her house and order her to prepare them a meal, she is determined to find out their military strategies. While "annons and muskets roared deafeningly all around" and the "smell of sulphur from the guns hung thick in the damp air," the woman hides her children in the root cellar and rescues her wounded husband from enemy fire. Michaels, Maryland, as they defend their town against the British.Īmerican and British forces are fighting for control of Upper Canada (now Ontario), causing many hardships for the Secords, but through them all Laura displays strength and resourcefulness. ![]() In 1813, 9-year-old Caroline, a fast runner, helps the residents of St. KEY: jP = Picture Books jZ = 1st and 2nd Grade Readers jE = 3rd and 4th Grade Readers J = 5th Grade and Up ![]()
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