Curzon looked forward to good rations and sturdy shelter. Shortly after Curzon enlisted, his company began marching toward Valley Forge, the place where they were to set up camp for the winter. Before he knew what was happening, Curzon was signing up to fight with the Patriots until the war was over. He saved the life of a young boy who turned out to be the nephew of a sergeant in the American army. While Curzon was wandering in the forest, looking for the road to Albany, he happened to get caught up in fighting between the Americans and the British. They found a way to sneak both Curzon and his friend Isabel out of Bellingham’s possession.Įven though Isabel sneaked Curzon out of Bridewell Prison, she left him on his own when she learned he did not plan to take her to find her sister, Ruth. Bellingham, however, does not count on the loyalty of Curzon’s friends. In the novel Forge by Laurie Halse Anderson, Curzon was lured away from his friends and forced to live as a slave again by his cruel owner, James Bellingham. Kindle.Įven though conditions in the Continental Army were dire in the winter camp of Valley Forge, former slave Curzon preferred them to his life as a slave. The following version of the novel was used to create this study guide: Anderson, Laurie Halse.
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