 (click for bigger picture) |
GLORY, PASSION
AND PRINCIPLE: The Story of 8 Remarkable Women at the Core of the American Revolution By Melissa Lukeman Bohrer published by Simon & Schuster/Atria Books (Hardcover and Trade Paperback editions) |
* Finalist for the 2004 Fraunces Tavern Museum Book Award
* Required reading at Harvard University
* A foreign edition is forthcoming in French in 2006
"Each chapter
is written in a light and energetic style, often dropping the reader right into
the action.Bohrer is
careful to portray a culturally diverse group of women….offering a valuable
perspective on the efforts and achievements of some minority women during that
era."
--Publisher’s Weekly
"Other
books of interest on women's issues and women's history:
GLORY, PASSION AND PRINCIPLE by Melissa Lukeman Bohrer
examines the lives of some unforgettable females and their contributions to
America. Profiles of Abigail Adams, Phyllis Wheatley and Mercy Otis Warren,
among others, are featured in this thoroughly
researched, fascinating volume."
--BookPage
"Remembering
the Revolution's ladies: Conventional
histories of the American Revolution feature the drumbeat of the founding
fathers. More muted is any fifing over the contributions of the founding
mothers. Melissa Lukeman Bohrer,
a part-time lawyer who traces her lineage back to the Mayflower, rectifies the
oversight with eight spirited narratives about women who played inspirational
roles in the birth of the nation. Some of the women are familiar: Abigail Adams
urging her husband to "remember the ladies," and Phillis Wheatley, a
slave who became a published poet. Others, such as Sybil Ludington, a
16-year-old who made a Reverelike ride on the New York Highlands, will be new to
many readers; and one, the battle-tested heroine Molly Pitcher, is a myth whose
legend represents the many female combatants of the Revolution.
--The Boston Herald
(Rob Mitchell,
host of the radio show "Pages
to People,"
which airs on WBNW-AM and WPLM-AM")
"Evoking passion
as fierce as that of its heroines, Melissa Lukeman Bohrer's GLORY, PASSION AND
PRINCIPLE sings out history far too long left silent. Bohrer's
book rights a long-standing wrong, telling these women’s stories in lively
prose that brings to life night rides, battles of cannon and of wits, and
astonishing feats of endurance.... An inspiring read!"
--Jennifer Lee Carrell, Ph.D.
author of The Speckled Monster
Book Description * Accolades * Press Release * Table of Contents * Read an Excerpt
About the Author * Buy it on Amazon * Join the Mailing List * Contact the Author * Literary Representation