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Jeffry S. Hepple

A novel of the American Revolution

 

    Divided by loyalty to the King of England and the idea of democracy, the Van Buskirk family struggles from the Boston Tea Party to the Battle of Yorktown to preserve a way of life or forge a new nation.
    During the First Continental Congress, John Van Buskirk serves as assistant to New Jersey delegate, William Livingston, where he meets John and Sam Adams, Colonel George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Tomas Jefferson and Anna Livingston. John's father, Major Thomas Van Buskirk resigns his commission in the British Army to accept a commission as general in the Colonial Army where he is joined by his three sons.
    As the war begins Dr. Abraham Van Buskirk raises a regiment of New Jersey Tory volunteers and Anna Livingston Van Buskirk befriends Betsey Loring, the American mistress of Sir William Howe, then passes information to General George Washington.

    This 800 page novel includes descriptions of major battles, transcriptions of letters from George Washington, John Adams, Benedict Arnold and many other prominent figures of the American Revolution as well as important documents such as the Declaration of Independence and articles by Thomas Paine.

 

 

Amazon Kindle E-Book
Amazon Books Trade Paperback - 802 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches, 2.5 pounds
CreateSpace Trade Paperback - 802 pages, 8.5 x 5.5 x 2 inches, 2.5 pounds
LuLu Hardcover - 664 pages, 6 x 9 inches
 

 

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