The Minute Boys of Long Island

Chapter 2: LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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About This Book

Three close-knit adolescent friends on Long Island, owners of a small sloop, join a local militia and become involved in revolutionary tensions after learning of a Tory plot against Patriot leaders. Through scouting, skirmishes, and clandestine missions they face arrests, the capture of a comrade, a daring shipboard engagement, and a harsh prison-ship ordeal, alternating narrow escapes with moments of hopeful respite. The narrative combines action-driven episodes, youthful camaraderie, and scenes of improvisation and courage as the boys confront retreat, firefights, and the uncertainties of wartime coastal operations.

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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“Luther had a boat hook which he was using as a pike” (See page 25)	Frontispiece
“I was standing before General Putnam”	34
“‘Nearabout Gowanus Creek on Long Island’”	75
“‘Move ever so little, an’ I’ll put a ball through your head!’”	101
“‘I’m allowin’ that a single vessel ... will do the trick this time’”	153
“Men were making an attempt to gain a foothold on the Swiftsure’s deck”	196
“‘They do not dare to pitch a heavy shot at us!’”	243
“The miserable whelp was swaggering to and fro”	273