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Book Review of Betsy Zane, The Rose of Fort Henry

Betsy Zane, The Rose of Fort Henry
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It is 1781, and thirteen-year-old Betsy Zane is bored with trying to act like a lady and being cooped up with her great-aunt. Her heart and soul yearn for the freedom of living with her brothers at the family homestead along the Ohio River. When her great-aunt dies, Betsy leaves Philadelphia and returns to her home in the western wilderness. But it's not easy for a young lady to find freedom on the frontier. Her brothers and even a dashing young soldier have other ideas about ladylike behavior. Little does anyone know that this young lady will soon risk her life in the final battle of the American Revolution.