This historical fiction novel by Sheilah Vance explores the lives of ordinary men and women in the Valley Forge, PA area during the Revolutionary War battles in 1777-1778. The book tells the story of how a former slave, farmer, and Army volunteers had their lives changed forever when the war came to their doorsteps and they were forced to confront the reality of war at Valley Forge. Sheilah Vance, a lifelong Valley Forge resident and attorney, will discuss her new book at the Ardmore Free Library on September 10 at 1:00 pm.

1. This exacting work of historical fiction from Paoli’s
Sheilah Vance explores the lives of ordinary men
and women—a former slave, a farmer, Army
volunteers—as revolution engulfs the region.
—Lisa Dukart, Main Line Today
Book Talk & Signing with Local Author
Saturday, September 10
1:00 pm
Ardmore Free Library
This epic historical novel shows how the lives of
ordinary men and women who lived in the shadow of
Valley Forge, PA, were changed forever during The
Philadelphia Campaign in mid-1777, when the
Revolutionary War battles came to their doorsteps,
leading them and their loved ones to Valley Forge from
winter 1777 through summer 1778. The book tells the
tale of how the paths converge of several local men,
along with many other people, at Valley Forge, where
General George Washington's Continental Army, a
young nation, and the fascinating characters in the
book are forced to confront the reality and the
aftermath of war, revolution, and freedom as they grow
and become what we mean when we say "Valley
Forge".
A lifelong resident of the Valley Forge, PA area, Sheilah Vance is a practicing attorney
and award-winning author of the novels Chasing the 400, Land Mines, and the Christian
inspirational book, Creativity for Christians: How to Tell Your Story and Stories of
Overcoming from the Members of One Special Church. She is the president and CEO as
well as the founder of The Elevator Group, LLC, an independent publishing company.
She has a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center and a B.A. in
communications from the Howard University School of Communications, both in
Washington, DC. A member of the Friends of Valley Forge National Park, she has done
extensive research on the activities of the local communities during the Revolutionary
War.
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