Sackets Harbor powder monkey

Description:

A fictionalized account of the first battle of Sackets Harbor, on July 19, 1812. Told from the point of view of Rankin McMullin, an 11-year-old powder monkey on the American warship Oneida. The unique way the battle is fought and the unusual way it ends surprises both sides. Although this is a work of fiction, the historical events portrayed and the persons named are real.

subjects: Juvenile fiction,  History,  Cabin boys,  Social life and customs,  Young adult fiction

Places: Sackets Harbor (N.Y.),  New York (State),  United States,  Sackets Harbor

Times: War of 1812,  19th century