Sunday, February 20, 2005
Alternative History
A reader in Michigan recommended a book by Gary Blackwood, The Year of the Hangman. This novel is a great example of what I call "if history."
This alternative history is set in 1777 after the American Revolution failed and George Washington was captured. It is a story of a young British boy's adventures among rebels such as Benjamin Franklin and Benedict Arnold.
For older readers, fanatasy lovers,and history buffs, this novel reminds us that our liberty was once very much in question and luckily our revolution succeeded.
The fate of our founding fathers would have hanging if the British had won the Revolutionary War. As I read the book, I kept being reminded of the Benjamin Franklin quote to the effect that the colonists should hang together or they would all hang separately.
This alternative history is set in 1777 after the American Revolution failed and George Washington was captured. It is a story of a young British boy's adventures among rebels such as Benjamin Franklin and Benedict Arnold.
For older readers, fanatasy lovers,and history buffs, this novel reminds us that our liberty was once very much in question and luckily our revolution succeeded.
The fate of our founding fathers would have hanging if the British had won the Revolutionary War. As I read the book, I kept being reminded of the Benjamin Franklin quote to the effect that the colonists should hang together or they would all hang separately.
