"A remarkable novel" ("The New York Times") about America's first
female soldier, Deborah Sampson Gannett, who ran away from home in
1782, successfully disguised herself as a man, and fought valiantly
in the Revolutionary War.
At a time when rigid societal norms seemed absolute, Deborah
Sampson risked everything in search of something better.
"Revolutionary," Alex Myers's richly imagined and carefully
researched debut novel, tells the story of a fierce-tempered young
woman turned celebrated solider and the remarkable courage, hope,
fear, and heartbreak that shaped her odyssey during the birth of a
nation.
After years of indentured servitude in a sleepy Massachusetts town,
Deborah chafes under the oppression of colonial society and cannot
always hide her discontent. When a sudden crisis forces her hand,
she decides to escape the only way she can, rejecting her place in
the community in favor of the perilous unknown. Cutting her hair,
binding her chest, and donning men's clothes stolen from a
neighbor, Deborah sheds her name and her home, beginning her
identity-shaking transformation into the imaginary "Robert
Shurtliff"--a desperate and dangerous masquerade that grows more
serious when "Robert" joins the Continental Army.
What follows is a journey through America's War of Independence
like no other--an unlikely march through cold winters across bloody
battlefields, the nightmare of combat and the cruelty of betrayal,
the elation of true love and the tragedy of heartbreak. As "The
Boston Globe "raves, ""Revolutionary" succeeds on a number of
levels, as a great historical-military adventure story, as an
exploration of gender identity, and as a page-turning description
of the fascinating life of the revolutionary Deborah Sampson."
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