My Brother Sam is Dead

The story takes place in Redding, Connecticut during the American Revolutionary War in the 1770’s. My Brother Sam Is Dead was written by James Lincoln Collier and Christopher Collier. This book is narrated by the main character by Tim Meeker. The Meeker family was managing absolutely fine until Sam told his loyalist family that he would be fighting the British and become a rebel. As the war continued, Tim had to make a choice to …

…war went on, many people suffered including the Meekers. It was very hard for the Meekers to run the tavern with little cattle and small amounts of money. Unfortunately, this problem was solved with two terrible tragedies, the death of Sam and his father. At the end of the book, not only what’s left of the Meeker family but most of the people in the 1770’s realized that this war should have never occurred.