Author Event: Barbara Carroll Roberts | WHEN GEORGE WASHINGTON BOWED...
About this Event
Join us at Bards Alley as we welcome back local author Barbara Carroll Roberts for her new release When George Washington Bowed to the New Nation, a picture book-formated non-fiction great for middle readers and older that tells the story of George Washington during his time as general of the Continental Army and its aftermath.
Bards Alley will be selling books during the event, and a book signing will follow Barbara's talk and reading. This book is fantastic for readers 8+, great for middle and young adult readers, and can still be enjoyed by adults with its gorgeously illustrated layflats and well-researched information.
ABOUT THE BOOK:
George Washington, celebrated general of the Continental Army, shocked many by resigning his commission. His humility led to his presidency six years later. Barbara Carroll Roberts's book offers young readers a nuanced portrayal of Washington and his era.
As commanding general of the Continental Army, George Washington was one of the most celebrated and recognizable figures of the American Revolution. So it was a shock when he voluntarily resigned his commission, giving up a powerful position instead of seeking to capitalize upon it. In Barbara Carroll Roberts’s carefully researched account, young readers will encounter a nuanced portrayal of Washington and his contemporaries during a moment that would influence the course of a young nation and lead to the creation of a representative democracy of, by, and for the people.
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