We Were There When Washington Won At Yorktown

We Were There

by Earl Schenck Miers

young persons biographical account

Genres: Historical Fiction, American Revolution

176 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1958

About the author

Earl Schenck Miers was an American historian. He wrote over 100 published books, mostly about the history of the American Civil War. Some of them were intended for children, including three historic novels in the We Were There series. Miers received honorary degrees from Lincoln College and Rutgers University.

On 17 November 1972, at the age of 62, Miers died at his home in Edison, New Jersey.

Reviews

[J.L. Day · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read every single one of these as a child, time and time again; as an adult I have sought them out as treasured mementoes of my childhood. These books, the adventures and places they took me and the history I learned from them; they WERE my childhood!

They can be hard to find, but THANK GOD publishers are beginning to re-publish many editions from the series and believe you me I am buying them in book form AND on my Kindle.

If you have children or nieces and nephews, BY every book in this series and give the gift of adventure, education and appreciation of literature!

[Janetta · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is one of our family's read aloud books. It's a good living book for the era.