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David Humphreys was aide-de-camp to Washington during the American Revolution. His Life of Israel Putnam, originally published in 1788, has been described as the first biography of an American written by an American. It is described as a classic of revolutionary writing, demonstrating the temper of the new republic in the period immediately after the American Revolution. The subject is General Israel Putnam, remembered to have commanded American soldiers at the Battle of Bunker Hill not to fire until they saw the whites of the enemy's eyes. All the episodes are retold - Bunker Hill, the...

This author's works have been praised by numerous celebrities, the most notable being Nelson Mandella who described two of his African stories as 'Wonderful', the late Princess Diana who used to read two of his books to the Princes William and Harry when they were aged 9 and 7 years, and a former Chief Inspector of Schools for The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills (OFSTED), who described the author's writing to the press as being of 'High quality literature.' The beauty of life lies not in the physical characteristics of the world's children, but in our...