The Year of the Hangman by Gary L. Blackwood Paperback Book

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Author: Gary L. Blackwood

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Publisher: Speak

Published: Dec 1969

Genre: Children & Young Adults Fiction - Historical - United States - Colonial & Revolutionary Periods

Retail Price: $8.99

Ages: 13 - 17

Pages: 261

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In 1776, the rebellion of the American colonies against British rule was crushed. Now, in 1777-the year of the hangman-George Washington is awaiting execution, Benjamin Franklin's banned rebel newspaper, Liberty Tree, has gone underground, and young ne'er-do-well Creighton Brown, a fifteen-year-old Brit, has just arrived in the colonies. Having been shipped off against his will, with nothing but a distaste for English authorities, Creighton befriends Franklin, and lands a job with his print shop. But the English general expects the spoiled yet loyal Creighton to spy on Franklin. As battles unfold and falsehoods are exposed, Creighton must decide where his loyalties lie... a choice that could determine the fate of a nation.

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