The especially harsh winter of 1777-1778 put the American army to the test, and hundreds of the 11,000 troops posted at Valley Forge died of disease. The suffering soldiers, on the other hand, were kept together by their devotion to the Patriot cause and to General Washington, who remained with his men.
Why was Della nervous for Jim to come home? She was afraid he wouldn't like her hair. She was afraid he wouldn't like his present. She was afraid to see what he got her.
