The Strong Men Author:John Brick The Strong Men is the suspense packed story of the savage winter of 177-78- the winter of Valley Forge. In its pages live the men and women who changed the course of history in their rough encampment on the Pennsylvanian hills. Not only did they survive a terrible winter to fight at Monmouth in the spring, but they were transformed from the ra... more »gged mob that tracked blood on the December snow to the spirited and disciplined troops that drove back the British grenadiers.
Among them was Matt Hill, who was certain that bitter defeat was on the way. With him was his father, Captain of the Rangers, whose faith in victory sustained the frontier company he headed. Here is the story of conflict between father and son, between Matt and the woman he loved. It is a stirring account of the strong men of the Contgiental Line in their most heroic days.« less