Summertime Skirmish at the House in the Horseshoe

In a bend of the Deep River in the backwoods of North Carolina, a patriotic family and a small group of militiamen stave off an attack on a home by the notorious Tory, David Fanning, and his men in 1781. This nonfiction tale is delivered accurately with a sensitivity to the audience (children) and an engaging approach to Revolutionary War history! Scamper the Squirrel narrates the events of a day that is still reenacted on the historical House in the Horseshoe site each summer, though 240 years have passed! * Interior and Exterior images of the actual house are used as the basis for the illustrations. *Side-bar information is included for educational purposes and for background knowledge and vocabulary enrichment