 Editor in Chief Bill   | 07 Apr 2018 4:45 p.m. PST |
Johnny Tremain, winner of the 1944 Newbery Medal, is a young-adult novel about the American Revolution. |
| Winston Smith | 07 Apr 2018 5:04 p.m. PST |
The Disney tv show?
Definitely.
I collected the Armor hot dog plastic coins. And I sang along with the Sons of Liberty.
His girlfriend was really cute. |
| genew49 | 07 Apr 2018 5:28 p.m. PST |
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| 14Bore | 07 Apr 2018 5:29 p.m. PST |
Read that as a kid so yes I would |
| Dynaman8789 | 07 Apr 2018 5:30 p.m. PST |
Book – no. Never heard of the show so no comment on that. |
Doug MSC  | 07 Apr 2018 5:31 p.m. PST |
Yes, I watched it all on the Mickey Mouse show back when I was a kid. All the various historical series they had are what really got me into toy soldiers. Then there were the Marx toy soldier sets!!! |
Old Glory  | 07 Apr 2018 6:01 p.m. PST |
Loved all the Disney "historical" shows as a kid !!
"Born on a mountain top in Tennessee
greenest state in the land of the free
grew in the woods so he knew every tree
killed him a bar when he was only three Davy Davy Crockett
KING OF THE WILD FRONTIER" I-- had a little "45" -- for those who remember such things? No, not a gun !!!
I would pick up the needle at the end of the song and put it back on the record --over and over and over until one of my older brothers slapped me in the head !!! Can anyone name the actor who played Swamp Fox? Regards
Russ Dunaway |
| DisasterWargamer | 07 Apr 2018 6:07 p.m. PST |
Russ – Leslie Nielsen played the Swamp Fox |
| Normal Guy | 07 Apr 2018 6:23 p.m. PST |
Those early Disney programs were really formational for many of us. Throw in the Marx toy soldier sets and we were hooked. Just don't see those kinds of toys today. |
| KevinV | 07 Apr 2018 6:30 p.m. PST |
Read the book as a kid- slightly different from the movie as I recall. I thought all those Disney/old movies were great; Swamp Fox, Davy Crockett, Savage Sam and Old Yeller. Maybe why I started wargaming. |
| Old Glory | 07 Apr 2018 6:37 p.m. PST |
Every time I watched one of the Leslie Nielsen "cop Comedies" I would start singing "swamp Fox!!"
Everyone is correct --throw in Marx and you have a perfect historical storm for a youngster! Regards
Russ Dunaway |
| Bill Rosser | 07 Apr 2018 6:48 p.m. PST |
The head nun in my school, kicked me out of my first communion class for whistling Davey Crockett while standing in line. So upset, I ran away to grandpas. He turned me in though. |
| dantheman | 07 Apr 2018 7:02 p.m. PST |
My oldest is in High School. Read him Johnny Tremain in Elementary School. Recommend it for any kid that age. |
| KSmyth | 07 Apr 2018 9:55 p.m. PST |
Yes, I read it to my students when I taught elementary school. |
| ZULUPAUL | 08 Apr 2018 2:45 a.m. PST |
Yes I recommend the book. |
 etotheipi | 08 Apr 2018 4:31 a.m. PST |
Good book. Decent movie. Recommend them both. |
| genew49 | 08 Apr 2018 4:50 a.m. PST |
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| Doug MSC | 08 Apr 2018 8:02 a.m. PST |
Ha,ha,ha, all those old memories from a time when things were much simpler. They really implanted in you a sense of courage and strength as well as giving you a desire to look further into history. |
| Red Jacket | 08 Apr 2018 9:50 a.m. PST |
Yes, the book is a great read for a young adult. It was required reading for my class in junior high (which I guess is now "middle school"). |
| pvernon | 08 Apr 2018 1:18 p.m. PST |
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| rmaker | 08 Apr 2018 2:52 p.m. PST |
Yes. Both the book and the movie. |
| goragrad | 08 Apr 2018 10:21 p.m. PST |
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| Old Wolfman | 09 Apr 2018 7:38 a.m. PST |
Even referenced it on "Family Guy". |
| surdu2005 | 10 Apr 2018 11:18 a.m. PST |
On top of the Disney historical series already mentioned, don't forget El Fago Bacca and Zorro. Buck |
