I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 Quotes

“Papa.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“pictured”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“than”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“Papa”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“Theo’s”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“And then the world went black.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“He loved when Nate sang shanties — the songs sailors crooned as they did their work.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“Nate tried not to stare at Paul, but he kept thinking of the devilish teenager who’d clowned around on Papa’s ships. He’d sneak vinegar into the men’s canteens. He’d taught the ship’s parrot to cuss in French. Nobody drove Papa and his men crazier — or made them laugh harder.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“But there was more. “And we showed that Americans are willing to fight the most powerful army in the world. We showed that we can hold our ground.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“The ships were anchored about eight miles from here, off Staten Island.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“You never know what’s ahead,” Papa would say, his eyes brimming with excitement.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“carriage.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“would practice”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776

“drums songs weren’t for fun. In a noisy battle, the officers couldn’t just shout out their orders; their voices would be drowned out by the explosions. It was those different rat, tat, tats that told the men which way to turn, how fast to march, when to load their muskets, and when to shoot.”
― Lauren Tarshis, I Survived the American Revolution, 1776