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During some of the darkest days of the American Revolution, a courageous patriot risked life and limb to alert the rebels to the approaching British. This hero rode at breakneck speeds on a rain-slick night through dangerous territory, evading enemy soldiers and brigands to rouse the Americans against the menace at their doors. Paul who? We’re talking about Sybil Ludington, a 16-year-old girl.
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Jason Porath (Rejected Princesses: Tales of History's Boldest Heroines, Hellions, & Heretics)