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Winter at the Gates: Faith and Providence during the Siege of Boston
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Grade: Family
Length: 20 Stories
Winter at the Gates offers twenty historically verified stories drawn directly from journals, letters, and original sources of 1775–1776. Rather than dramatizing battles, these short readings illuminate the real events that shaped the Siege of Boston—the powder shortage, the noble train of artillery, the prayer and fasting days, and the quiet acts of faith. Each story highlights the human side of the Revolution: families who waited, soldiers who persevered, and leaders who sought God’s guidance in every decision. Designed for families to read together, this printable PDF booklet is perfect for gift-giving, morning baskets, and history studies grounded in truth rather than myth.
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Description
Each short reading is anchored in original 18th-century sources—Washington’s letters, the Journals of Congress, personal diaries, and eyewitness accounts—offering a vivid window into the Revolution’s first great test.
Rather than retelling battlefield legends, these stories illuminate the true daily realities of the people who lived through the siege: the powder crisis, Henry Knox’s winter journey for the Ticonderoga cannon, the Continental Army’s quiet ingenuity, the prayers and fast days proclaimed by Congress, the hardships facing families like the Winthrops and Knoxes, and the dramatic overnight fortification of Dorchester Heights that finally forced the British to withdraw.
Woven through the pages is a running theme: Faith and Providence in the midst of uncertainty. These stories help readers see how a young nation learned endurance, humility, and hope long before independence was declared. Ideal for homeschool families, church libraries, morning baskets, and anyone seeking a historically accurate, faith-anchored introduction to America’s founding years.
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