Project Gutenberg 2007-06-26 Public domain in the USA. 154 Holmes, Oliver Wendell 1809 1894 Pyle, Howard 1853 1911 Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry Produced by Audrey Longhurst, Janet Blenkinship and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Grandmother's Story of Bunker Hill Battle, as She Saw it from the Belfry" by Oliver Wendell Holmes is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book presents a vivid and personal narrative of the Battle of Bunker Hill from the perspective of an elderly woman who recounts the events she witnessed from a church belfry. It captures the intensity of the battle and the emotional turmoil experienced by those watching from a distance, while highlighting themes of heroism and sacrifice. The story unfolds through the eyes of a grandmother reflecting on her youth during the pivotal event of the American Revolutionary War. As she observes the battle from the belfry, her memories transport readers to a fateful summer day filled with the sounds of cannon fire and the sight of red-coated soldiers advancing. We witness her fear and uncertainty as she describes the men preparing to fight, the chaos of the battlefield, and the sorrow felt over the losses incurred. Amidst the horror, there are moments of both resilience and connection, as her memories weave a tapestry of human experiences during a time of great struggle, ultimately illustrating the personal impact of war on lives intertwined with the broader historical narrative. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Bunker Hill, Battle of, Boston, Mass., 1775 -- Poetry PS Text Category: History - American Category: History - Warfare 46607 2025-08-09T08:08:41.978982 text/html 42288 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/html 1794449 2025-08-09T08:08:44.337007 application/epub+zip 1792998 2025-08-09T08:08:42.606041 application/epub+zip 70056 2025-08-09T08:08:42.284992 application/epub+zip 1825676 2025-08-09T08:08:45.794984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1815961 2025-08-09T08:08:44.006996 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 97401 2022-09-10T10:08:27.288146 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 31638 2025-08-09T08:08:41.675006 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31468 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 31458 2007-06-26T09:29:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20794 2025-08-09T08:08:45.923984 application/rdf+xml 23891 2025-08-09T08:08:42.349987 image/jpeg 3894 2025-08-09T08:08:42.317049 image/jpeg 12218 2007-06-26T09:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1800971 2007-06-26T09:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 12200 2007-06-26T09:29:38 application/octet-stream application/zip 1861194 2025-08-09T08:08:42.095013 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia