GEORGE WASHINGTON'S ONE-MAN ARMY: The Life, Legend, and Battles of Peter Francisco

Contemporaries called Francisco the Virginia Giant, the One-Man Army, the American Hercules. He fought in an honor roll of Revolutionary War battles, wintered at Valley Forge, and witnessed the surrender at Yorktown. He was reputed to wield a broadsword, honored with a special day in four states, and was celebrated with a postage stamp. Illus.