Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry

"Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a story told from the perspective of a grandmother who recalls what she saw as a young girl, high up in a church belfry, during the Battle of Bunker Hill. The book paints a picture of a major battle in the American Revolutionary War through the eyes of someone watching the events unfold from afar. It explores themes of courage and what people gave up while capturing the strong feelings of those who could only watch the battle from a distance. Through her memories, readers are brought back to a summer day full of the sounds of battle and the sight of soldiers marching, expressing her fear and worry as the battle goes on, and bringing to light moments of strength and connection, showing how war affected the lives of ordinary people during a very important time in history.