*** Child Study Association Book of the Year Award Winner *** An epic historical adventure that takes young readers from The Boston Massacre to the Battle of Bunker Hill... The year is 1769, and wealthy merchant John Treegate is a solid citizen of Boston, who is loyal to his British King. John has taught his eleven-year-old son Peter to be loyal too, and wanting nothing more than his father's approval, Peter always does as told. But when his father is called back to England on business, Peter is left behind and apprenticed to a maker of barrel staves. Alone and feeling abandoned, Peter experiences the hardships of Boston's working class citizens for the first time. When Peter is framed for murder and with no father at home to protect him, Peter is forced to flee Boston on a smuggler's brig, sending him on a series of adventures on the high seas and across the untamed lands of the Carolinas that will challenge everything his father ever taught him to believe about England, America, and the impending Revolutionary War... "Of all the wars of which I have knowledge, I believe that none was as important for the Western World as the War of the American Revolution. Indeed, I regard it as the most important struggle in the history of Western Man."--Leonard Wibberley John Treegate's Musket is the first in a seven-book series, which makes a great companion to study the Revolutionary War era. Recommended reading in the Seton Home Study Guide for Grade 8. THE TREEGATE BOOK SERIES: Book 1: John Treegate's Musket Book 2: Peter Treegate's War Book 3: Sea Captain from Salem Book 4: Treegate's Raiders Book 5: Leopard's Prey Book 6: Manly Treegate Frontiersman (formerly titled Red Pawns) Book 7: The Last Battle Each book in the series is complete to itself and can be enjoyed if read in any order. However, for greatest reading pleasure, it's recommended that the books be read in sequence. The acclaimed seven-book series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans is also available in a 7-Book Bundle exclusively on Kindle.
ASIN: 1521433380
VSKU: PKV.1521433380.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Wibberley, Leonard
Binding: Paperback
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Condition Notes: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.