Michael Burgan - The Untold Story of the Battle of Saratoga: A Turning Point in the Revolutionary War

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About the Author

Michael Burgan has written more than 250 books for children and teens, mostly onU.S. history. He specializes in the Colonial era and the period just before and afterthe American Revolution. Michael lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Source Notes

Page 7, col. 1, line 5: Philander D. Chase, ed. The Papers of George Washington,Revolutionary War Series, vol 7. 12, 21 October 17765 January 1777. Charlottesville:University Press of Virginia, 1997, pp. 289292.

Page 7, col. 2, line 3: Thomas Fleming. Liberty!: The American Revolution . New York:Viking, 1997, p. 224.

Page 9, callout quote: Max M. Mintz. The Generals of Saratoga: John Burgoyne &Horatio Gates . New Haven: Yale University Press, 1990, p. 55.