In 1782\, Deborah Sampson ran away from ho me and disguised herself as a man in order to serve in the Continental Arm y during the Revolutionary War. More than 200 years later\, Sampson&rsquo\ ;s ancestor\, author Alex Myers\, was so inspired by her story that he wro te "Revolutionary"\, a fictionalized novel based on the true story of Samp son&rsquo\;s 17 months as a soldier.
\nAbout \;Revolutio nary: \;After years as an indentured servant in a sleepy Mass achusetts town\, chafing under the oppressive norms of colonial America\, Deborah can&rsquo\;t contain her discontent any longer. When a sudden cris is forces her hand\, she decides to finally make her escape. Embracing the peril and promise of the unknown\, she cuts her hair\, binds her chest\, and\, stealing clothes from a neighbor\, rechristens herself Robert Shurtl iff. It&rsquo\;s a desperate\, dangerous\, and complicated deception\, and becomes only more so when\, as Robert\, she enlists in the Continental Ar my.
\nWhat follows is an inspiring\, one-of-a-kind journey through a n America torn apart by war: brutal winters and lethal battlefields\, the trauma of combat and the cruelty of betrayal\, the joy of true love and th e tragedy of heartbreak. In his brilliant Revolutionary\, Myers\, who hims elf is a descendant of the historical Deborah\, takes full advantage of th is real-life heroine&rsquo\;s unique voice to celebrate the struggles for freedom\, large and small\, like never before.
\nAbout Alex: Alex Myers is a writer\, teacher\, and speaker. He earned his ba chelor&rsquo\;s degree at Harvard University\, studying Near Eastern Langu ages and Civilizations. Myers was the first openly transgender student at Harvard and worked to change the University&rsquo\;s nondiscrimination cla use to include gender identity. After earning a master&rsquo\;s degree in religion at Brown\, he has pursued a career in teaching English at seconda ry schools. He completed his Master&rsquo\;s of Fine Arts in fiction writi ng at Vermont College of Fine Arts\, where he began his work on \;Revo lutionary\, which was published in 2014 by Simon &\; Schuster.
\nThis program is a partnership with Ashland Public Library.
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