1777 - Danbury on Fire!
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Thirteen-year-old Joe Hamilton's grandfather was just an old farmer when Joe was younger. Now Captain Silas Hamilton is the enforcer for the Danbury, Connecticut Committee of Inspection, buying animals and equipment for the Danbury militia.
Even if the sellers don't want to sell.
He recruits, too.
Even if the men don't want to enlist.
Joe's father despises a revolution that could destroy the prosperous America that Britain rescued from the French. Pacifism puts Joe and his parents on the wrong side of everyone in town.
Joe's Patriot friend Lambert Lockwood accidentally reveals Patriot weaknesses that convince Joe his father might be right to oppose the revolution.
Left on his own amid British generals and red-coated troopers, Joe just wants to see the parade as King George's army pays a Danbury a visit. Are the British invaders a danger?
They're all nice to Joe...
maybe too nice....
especially one.
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About the Author
Millicent Haight Bell Hughes grew up knowing she had relatives in the Colonial Wars. All details had disappeared from family lore, although the long generations in her family mean that her own father was born in the century before last. A deep desire for detail and connection produced 1777 - Danbury on Fire! |
Let's Talk History Contact me at Millicent_Hughes@ yahoo.com Available for personal appearances to chat about genealogy, historical fiction or self-publishing. Would love to do school visits. I'm happy to travel! |
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