Meet the Father of Louisville and Brother of the Lewis and Clark Expedition at the Southern Kentucky Festival of Books April 16-17

"Young Patriots Series" creator Florrie Binford Kichler unveils the latest title in the Series, "George Rogers Clark, Boy of the Northwest Frontier," at the Southern Kentucky Festival of Books (www.sokybookfest.org) in Bowling Green, KY in a presentation at 2:30 pm on April 16.

(PRWEB) April 5, 2004 --I dont want to be tied down to a farm. I want to be free to go over the mountains," declared Revolutionary War hero and explorer General George Rogers Clark. Over the mountains he went, winning the Battle of Vincennes against the British which resulted in the addition of what became 6 states to the young American colony." Mentor and older brother to William Clark, who went on to win fame as part of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, George Rogers Clark was a pioneer in his own right, founding Louisville, Kentucky and Clarksville, Indiana.

Learn more about the young Clark as Young Patriots Series creator Florrie Binford Kichler unveils the latest title in the Series, George Rogers Clark, Boy of the Northwest Frontier, at the Southern Kentucky Festival of Books (www.sokybookfest.org) in Bowling Green, KY in a presentation at 2:30 pm on April 16. Each Young Patriot book features the childhood adventures of American heroes and heroines and there are currently eight titles available.

The Young Patriots Series titles were originally published 50 years ago as the Childhood of Famous Americans Series, known by millions of baby-boomers as the orange biographies" due to their bright orange covers. Forty years after a long childhood illness that began Ms. Kichlers love affair with reading AND those orange biographies, she founded her company with the mission of reintroducing the old series, long since out of print, to todays children.

Kids are kids no matter what century they live in," notes Florrie. Whether its George Rogers Clark longing for the outdoors while sitting in school or Amelia Earhart riding her homemade roller coaster off the shed roof, children of today will recognize themselves in each one of the Young Patriots Series heroes and heroines."

In addition to "George Rogers Clark, Boy of the Northwest Frontier", other books in the Young Patriots Series include "Amelia Earhart, Young Air Pioneer;" "William Henry Harrison, Young Tippecanoe;" "Lew Wallace, Boy Writer;" "Juliette Low, Girl Scout Founder;" "James Whitcomb Riley, Young Poet;" "Eddie Rickenbacker, Boy Pilot and Racer;" and "Mahalia Jackson, Gospel Singer and Civil Rights Champion."