"I am halfway through this book and all I can say is Wow. I have ordered copies for my daughters, granddaughters, and great-granddaughters." --Reader Review  In 1778, war is men's business. That doesn't stop Anna Stone from getting involved in the fight. As the wife of a preacher-turned-soldier, a healer, and mother of three, Anna knows her place in this world. She tends to things at home while her husband and brothers fight for liberty. But when her loved ones face starvation at Valley Forge, she refuses to sit idly by. Armed with life-sustaining supplies, Anna strikes out alone on horseback over 200 miles of rough and dangerous terrain. Despite perilous setbacks along the way, sheer determination carries her toward her destination. When she learns of a plot to overthrow General Washington, her mission becomes more important than ever. With the fate of the American Revolution in her hands and one of the conspirators hot on her trail, Anna races to deliver a message of warning to Valley Forge before it's too late. Based on events in the life of the author's sixth-great-grandmother. From Historical Reviews: Tracy Lawson's Answering Liberty's Call: Anna Stone's Daring Ride to Valley Forge is a historical novel based on the life of the author's Revolutionary War-era descendent. The author furthers The Story of Anna Asbury Stone ( published in 1923) by adding creative elements to the narrative while auditing the multi-generational storytelling. Lawson incorporates historically accurate themes into Anna's depicted life including women's rights, religious tolerance, medical practices, events surrounding the Conway Cabal, and the state of the frontlines of the Revolutionary War from 1777-1778. The author's non-chronological structure helps the reader understand how Anna's prior experiences shape her current personality as she embarks on a harrowing journey to Valley Forge. In addition, the first-person point of view allows the reader to follow-along with her decision-making processes within the social constructs of the era. While there are flashbacks throughout the journey, the author keeps the current storyline moving and covers the relevant parts of Anna's formative childhood and early adulthood. While Anna is an exceptional figure in her time, I appreciate the author's secondary focus on the ordinary lives of most Revolutionary-era colonists. Whereas most people associate this time with malcontents dumping tea in the harbor and militiamen joining together to fight on the frontlines, most individuals tried to keep farms and tradelines running and their families fed despite major economic pressures. From a historian's perspective, I also enjoyed the author's upfront audit of her family's history alongside commentary on the actual events unfolding around Anna in the Afterword. Authors frequently miss or dismiss the separation of fact from creative license within historical fiction novels and film (maybe audiences don't like reading during the credits). Lawson's balanced approach improves the quality and value of the historical narrative as audiences aren't forced to interpret whether the author employs extreme hyperbole or wild fantasy to dramatize major themes. Overall, historical fiction enthusiasts with an eye toward factual themes should enjoy this novel. Rating: 4.8/5 Reviewed by Grant Leishman for Readers' Favorite: Answering Liberty's Call: Anna Stone's Daring Ride to Valley Forge by Tracy Lawson is a thrilling historical novel firmly rooted in factual events. Anna Stone, a young mother with three little children, was the wife of a Baptist preacher and farmer in the early days of the American Revolution, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. Despite the persecution of the early Baptists by the Anglican church and the Virginian authorities, Anna's husband Benjamin, along with many other members of their faith, would join the colonial army in the hope that victory against the British would finally achieve religious tolerance and fair taxation that they so desperately sought. When Anna receives a letter from Benjamin detailing the trying conditions being experienced at the army's winter camp at Valley Forge in Pennsylvania, she determines to drop everything and take some much-needed supplies to her husband as well as her brothers, who are also in winter camp. With Benjamin telling her that two of her brothers are in the hospital, she also hopes to use her skills as a healer to make a difference and save their lives. Anna's perilous ride will be undertaken in the depths of winter, alone, across the dangerous country but she is a determined wife and sister. Answering Liberty's Call is an absolute triumph of courage and heroism. Kudos to author Tracy Lawson for bringing this little-known story of the revolution to our attention. Anna Stone was an amazing woman who no doubt was decades, if not centuries, ahead of her time in her thoughts and ideals. Not for her the risks of her husband dying in the war and h