Patriots Pirates Heroes Spies Author:Sandra Mackenzie Lloyd Sweet, demure Lydia Darragh was a Quaker, a patriot, and a spy! Charles Wilson Peale was a famous painter who nearly blew up the city of Philadelphia one explosive day. Peter Still was an enslaved man who bought his freedom and found his family forty years after his mother kissed him good-bye. Their true stories, plus those of inventors and m... more »oms, Girl Scouts and Boys Scouts - even a cow - come to vibrant life in this book. This book got it's start in the popular Once Upon a Nation program launched by Historic Philadelphia, Inc. in 2005. They make history relevant and real for visitors of all ages and from all over the world.« less