Project Gutenberg 2007-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 66 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809 1894 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents a vivid and personal narrative of the Battle of Bunker Hill from the perspective of an elderly woman who recounts the events she witnessed from a church belfry. It captures the intensity of the battle and the emotional turmoil experienced by those watching from a distance, while highlighting themes of heroism and sacrifice. The story unfolds through the eyes of a grandmother reflecting on her youth during the pivotal event of the American Revolutionary War. As she observes the battle from the belfry, her memories transport readers to a fateful summer day filled with the sounds of cannon fire and the sight of red-coated soldiers advancing. We witness her fear and uncertainty as she describes the men preparing to fight, the chaos of the battlefield, and the sorrow felt over the losses incurred. Amidst the horror, there are moments of both resilience and connection, as her memories weave a tapestry of human experiences during a time of great struggle, ultimately illustrating the personal impact of war on lives intertwined with the broader historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 -- Poetry PS Text Browsing: History - American Browsing: Literature Browsing: Poetry 46489 46506 2024-10-09T12:50:47.487870 2023-09-10T04:47:06.133418 text/html text/html 42288 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 1800971 2007-06-26T09:29:38 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 1794372 2024-10-09T12:50:50.139920 application/epub+zip 1792998 2024-10-09T12:50:48.162855 application/epub+zip 70056 2024-10-09T12:50:47.778858 application/epub+zip 1825696 2024-10-09T12:50:51.715861 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1815951 2024-10-09T12:50:49.779908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97401 2022-09-10T10:08:27.288146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31638 31531 2024-10-09T12:50:47.189882 2023-09-10T04:47:05.891403 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 31468 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 12218 2007-06-26T09:29:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 31458 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 12200 2007-06-26T09:29:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22212 2024-10-09T12:50:51.851844 application/rdf+xml 23891 2024-10-09T12:50:47.840873 image/jpeg 3894 2024-10-09T12:50:47.808868 image/jpeg 1861161 2024-10-09T12:50:47.575878 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia