1777 -- Danbury On Fire!
COMING OCTOBER 15, 2018
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This meticulously researched middle grades historical novel will leave you breathless.
Thirteen-year-old Joe Hamilton's grandfather was just an old farmer when Joe was younger. Now Captain 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 remains a victim of post-traumatic stress from the French and Indian War. He despises a revolution that could destroy the prosperous America that Britain rescued from the French. Pacifism and poverty put Joe and his parents on the wrong side of everyone in Danbury.
Joe's Patriot friend Lambert Lockwood accidentally convinces Joe that maybe his father is right to oppose the revolution.
The Danbury militia sent the guns away for safety?
What's up with that? And who used up all the gunpowder?
Joe begins to understand how secrets and lies morph into safety and power... a power Joe may need to copy.
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.
Growing up means being responsible.
What will you have to give up in exchange?
What lies will you tell?
Thirteen-year-old Joe Hamilton's grandfather was just an old farmer when Joe was younger. Now Captain 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 remains a victim of post-traumatic stress from the French and Indian War. He despises a revolution that could destroy the prosperous America that Britain rescued from the French. Pacifism and poverty put Joe and his parents on the wrong side of everyone in Danbury.
Joe's Patriot friend Lambert Lockwood accidentally convinces Joe that maybe his father is right to oppose the revolution.
The Danbury militia sent the guns away for safety?
What's up with that? And who used up all the gunpowder?
Joe begins to understand how secrets and lies morph into safety and power... a power Joe may need to copy.
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.
Growing up means being responsible.
What will you have to give up in exchange?
What lies will you tell?
Interested in the American Revolution in Fairfield County, CT?
Check into the following links! www.wiltonhistorical.org
www.danburymuseum.org
Check into the following links! www.wiltonhistorical.org
www.danburymuseum.org