How does Off to Fight tie into Books One and Two of the Young Heroes of History Series?
First of all, let us remember that all of the Young Heroes of History books are designed to be used either as stand alone books or as part of a ten volume family saga. It is not necessary to purchase other books if a teacher only wants to focus on the issues in Off to Fight. In Book One, Send Em South, we are introduced to David and George Adams. They are two young Irish boys who live in Boston at a time when the Irish were severely mistreated and abused by the people of Boston. Fortunately for David, his father married a relatively wealthy Abolitionist woman. This allowed the family to move out of the slums. The entire Irish family, including George and his father, were allowed to rent a house from Davids grandfather even though he openly dislikes the Irish. Years later, Davids parents have left him in Boston to move to the dangerous Kansas territory. As avid abolitionists, they hope to help make the newly forming state slave free. While they are gone, David and George discover Lisa,
