America First: 100 Stories from Our Own History

Leif the Lucky, the swamp march to Vincennes, the Pony Express — a hundred true adventure stories from American history, told the way children begged to hear them in 1920.

Supporting the Colors

4 pages in this part of America First.

Supporting the Colors

Among the heroes of the Revolution, none were more famous for their adventures than Marion's men. They lived in the woods and swamps…

Supporting the Colors: Jasper

General Moultrie was so struck with admiration by this deed that he unbuckled his own sword, and handed it to Jasper, saying, "Take this…

Supporting the Colors: British

Upon one of these risky visits, Jasper and a friend, named Newton, saw a body of American prisoners brought in. The wife of one of them had…

Supporting the Colors: Savannah

Soon, they turned, and made their way back toward Savannah. The two had no guns, nor weapons of any kind, but they were determined to…

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