Swordswoman! : the queen of Jhansi in the Indian uprising of 1857
Rangachari, Devika2021
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The true story of the fearsome Rani of Jhansi, the Indian Queen who took on the East India Trading Company in the Indian Rebellion of 1857. The British first came to India as traders. Now they're here as soldiers, taking over new territories, and they've got their eye on the small kingdom of Jhansi. But they aren't prepared for the kingdom's courageous queen. Lakshmibai, the Rani of Jhansi, rides a magnificent horse and wields her own sword; she trains other women to fight alongside her; she is determined that the kingdom will pass from her to her adopted son. So when the British demand that she hand over control, she refuses. And when an uprising begins to stir, the Rani will have to decide whether or not to join the fight.
Main title:
Swordswoman! : the queen of Jhansi in the Indian uprising of 1857 / Devika Rangachari ; with illustrations by Amerigo Pinelli.
Author:
Rangachari, Devika, authorPinelli, Amerigo, illustrator
Imprint:
London : Pushkin Children's, 2021.
Collation:
143 pages : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Audience:
Juvenile.
ISBN:
9781782693031 (pbk)
Dewey class:
954.0317092J920LAK
Language:
English
Subject:
Lakshmibai, Rani of Jhansi, 1828-1858 -- Juvenile literatureWomen heroes -- India -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureHeroes -- India -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureWomen revolutionaries -- India -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureRevolutions -- India -- Biography -- Juvenile literatureIndia -- History -- Sepoy Rebellion, 1857-1858 -- Juvenile literatureNon-Fiction 9+History and Warfare
BRN:
2821965