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The Year of the Hangman
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The Year of the Hangman Mass market paperback - 2004

by Blackwood, Gary

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Now in paperback--the "School Library Journal" Best Book of the Year that explores what might have happened if the rebellion of the American colonies against British rule was crushed in 1776.

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Speak, 2004-02-08. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. 0x11x8. Book has acquired slight page toning (yellowing) over the years and has minor edge wear.
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  • Title The Year of the Hangman
  • Author Blackwood, Gary
  • Binding Mass Market Paperback
  • Edition Reprint
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 261
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Speak, New York, New York
  • Date 2004-02-08
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 230920004
  • ISBN 9780142400784 / 0142400785
  • Weight 0.38 lbs (0.17 kg)
  • Dimensions 6.7 x 4.66 x 0.66 in (17.02 x 11.84 x 1.68 cm)
  • Ages 14 to UP years
  • Grade levels 9 - UP
  • Reading level 820
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: 18th Century
  • Library of Congress subjects Kidnapping, United States - History - Revolution,
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002067498
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

Summary

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 distance 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.

From the publisher

Gary L. Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen, and has been writing and publishing stories, articles, plays, novels, and nonfiction books regularly ever since. His stage plays have won awards and been produced in university and regional theatre. Nonfiction subjects he's covered include biography, history, and paranormal phenomena. His juvenile novels, which include WILD TIMOTHY, THE DYING SUN, and THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER, are set in a wide range of times and places, from Elizabethan England to a parallel universe. Several have received special recognition and been translated into other languages. He and his wife and kids live outside Carthage, MO.

Media reviews

"Packed with action, convincing historical speculation, and compelling portrayals of real-life and fictional characters, this [is] a page-turner." -School Library Journal

Citations

  • Publishers Weekly, 03/01/2004, Page 0
  • PW Notes and Reprints, 03/01/2004, Page 72

About the author

Gary L. Blackwood sold his first story when he was nineteen, and has been writing and publishing stories, articles, plays, novels, and nonfiction books regularly ever since. His stage plays have won awards and been produced in university and regional theatre. Nonfiction subjects he's covered include biography, history, and paranormal phenomena. His juvenile novels, which include WILD TIMOTHY, THE DYING SUN, and THE SHAKESPEARE STEALER, are set in a wide range of times and places, from Elizabethan England to a parallel universe. Several have received special recognition and been translated into other languages. He and his wife and kids live outside Carthage, MO.