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Cheripko, Jan.
CAESAR RODNEY'S RIDE : THE STORY OF AN AMERICA PATRIOT
Honesdale, PA : Boyds Mills Press, 2004.
IL 3-6
ISBN 1590780655
Before the beginning of the American Revolution, there was much talk about the pros and cons of breaking away from England.  There were many people who didn't want to.  They were called Loyalists.  When the debate started in Philadelphia that would decide whether to sign the Declaration of Independence, one man who wanted to separate from England was away.  Word reached him about the vote and he set off on a wild ride to attend the debate.  He was fighting cancer and asthma but was determined to be heard.  Find out about this man in Caesar Rodney's Ride.
Non fiction SUBJECTS:     Rodney, Caesar, 1728-1784.
                        Statesmen -- United States -- Biography.
                        United States -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
                       United States.  Declaration of Independence -- Signers -- Biography.
                        United States. Continental Congress -- Biography.

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