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Bill Derosa American Colonial History – Ambrose 5/14/04 Mary Silliman’s War The Way of Duty and its screen adaptation, ‘Mary Silliman’s War’, provide us with a unique and in depth biographical histography of the average colonial’s travails during the Revolutionary War period. The depiction of life in a typical Connecticut town, as well as the other events swirling around the war, such as the Second Great Awakening, are a reconstruction of life which is unseen thus far in other efforts at historical recreation of the era. Mary Silliman’s War: This 1994 made-for-TV movie brings Mary Fish Silliman and her family to life, but also molds the story to fit what a screenwriter would consider to be salient material. One rather annoying aspect of the film is Mary’s servant Amelia, who never existed, and her contrived love affair with Captain Hawley, the privateer. The love story was clunky and unnecessary, and in the end even one who had not read the book could surmise that it was a crude appendage to the story. It was a disappointing addition to what is a largely accurate (if not overly truncated) view of Mary and Seleck Selliman’s ordeal.
Approximate Word count = 741
Approximate Pages = 3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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