This deftly written debut historical novel from male transgender author Alex Myers follows a strong-willed young woman who takes a huge gamble and fights as a male soldier for the American colonists. Deborah Sampson is a year-old indentured weaver who confides in her closest friend, Jennie Newcomb, about her desperate need to escape their oppressive small Massachusetts town/5(80). BOOK. REVOLUTIONARY. A NOVEL by ALEX MYERS. JANUARY · FROM SIMON SCHUSTER. In , during the final clashes of the Revolutionary War, one of our young nation’s most valiant and beloved soldiers was, secretly, a woman. When Deborah Samson disguised herself as a man and joined the Continental Army, she wasn’t just fighting for America’s independence—she was . "Alex Myers' debut novel, Revolutionary, is more than an accounting of Deborah Sampson's amazing Revolutionary war feat of enlisting and serving a three-year tour in the army disguised as a man; it is an exploration of the irony of such circumstances. In following her true nature--who she is at heart--Deborah creates for herself a duplicitous life fraught with personal bltadwin.rued on: Janu.
'Revolutionary' by Alex Myers. Author: ArielleYarwood March 2, In his debut novel, Revolutionary, author Alex Myers puts forth a refreshingly unique Revolutionary War bltadwin.ru still rooted in the loss and triumph of bloody battles, Myers challenges the well-worn patriot's tale by focusing on Deborah Sampson Gannett, a real-life historical figure who successfully disguised. Interview with Alex Myers, author of 'Revolutionary'. As a child, Alex Myers felt a strong connection to Deborah Sampson, a Massachusetts woman who disguised herself and fought as a man in the. Revolutionary, Alex Myers's richly imagined and carefully researched debut novel, tells the story of a fierce-tempered young woman turned celebrated solider and the remarkable courage, hope, fear, and heartbreak that shaped her odyssey during the birth of a nation. After years of indentured servitude in a sleepy Massachusetts town, Deborah.
Novelist. Author of Revolutionary (Simon Schuster, ), Continental Divide (University of New Orleans Press, November ) and The Story of Silence (HarperCollins, July ) TransGender Advocate. Myers handles it all with grace. “Revolutionary” succeeds on a number of levels, as a great historical-military adventure story, as an exploration of gender identity, and as a page-turning. This deftly written debut historical novel from male transgender author Alex Myers follows a strong-willed young woman who takes a huge gamble and fights as a male soldier for the American colonists. Deborah Sampson is a year-old indentured weaver who confides in her closest friend, Jennie Newcomb, about her desperate need to escape their oppressive small Massachusetts town.
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