I will stand with my father

By Irene Fox Uttendorfsky

Subjects: Oneida Indians, Fiction, historical, general, Oriskany, Battle of, N.Y., 1777, Siege, 1777, Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, History, Battles

Description: "The siege of Fort Stanwix (Schuyler) in August 1777 by pro-British forces and the ensuing Battle of Oriskany brought the reality of the American Revolution to the inhabitants of the Mohawk Valley. A civil war was ignited, between the Colonists who were divided between whigs and loyalists, and also between the Six Nations of Iroquois who were divided into pro-British and pro-American factions. This book reveals the difficulties faced by those who had to choose ..."--Cover.