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| Author | Gary Blackwood |
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| Language | English |
| Genre | Alternate History |
| Publisher | Penguin |
Publication date | 9 February 2004 |
| Publication place | U.S |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 |
| ISBN | ISBN 9780142400784 Parameter error in {{ISBNT}}: invalid character |
| OCLC | 54471321 |
The Year of the Hangman is a young adult alternate history novel written by Gary Blackwood and published in 2002. It was a School Library Journal Best Book of the Year in 2002[1].
Characters
- Creighton Brown: an English boy who gets in trouble with the law and who hates the American rebels. Hoping to cure him of his bad behavior, Creighton's mother sends him to the Colonies to live with his uncle. He is captured by Gower and Hale during the trip to the Colonies, but is released when he poses as an indentured servant. Creighton is then ordered to spy on his captors by Gower. He later gives himself up to Franklin by telling him his role in the escape of Col. Gower and Lt. Hale. He becomes Franklin's assistant in the printshop alongside Sophie.
- Benjamin Franklin: American Patriot who publishes the Liberty Tree, a rebel newspaper. Franklin takes Creighton in because he believes him to be loyal to the Patriots. He dies after a fire in the printshop which was started by English soldiers. The soldiers, under Gower's orders, dressed as Native Americans and then set fire to the printshop.
- Benedict Arnold: American general who befriends Creighton. Arnold is a fighting man who favors violence over peaceful resolutions. He has a very bad temper and enjoys dueling.
- Peter: a giant who is in the rebel army and is a year older than Creighton. Because of his size he is sometimes clumsy. Peter's character is based on Peter Francisco, a private in the army who was fifteen and stood six and one half feet tall.
- Sophie: a French housemaid who works for Franklin. Sophie's family was killed by British soldiers, so she despises most British people. Sophie cares for Creighton when he gets sick or hurt. She and Creighton have a flirty relationship but do not openly show affection to one another. She also works in Franklin's printshop.
- Colonel Gower: Creighton's Uncle. Gower is a cruel and a disagreeable man who is made the Lieutenant Governor of West Florida. He dies in a pistol duel with Arnold.
- Lieutenant Harvey Hale: a British Royal Marine officer who is instructed to escort Creighton to America. The two become friends. Hale is imprisoned with Gower. They eventually escape and Hale becomes Gower's assistant.
- Harry Brown: Creighton's father who is imprisoned by the British for warning American colonists about a forthcoming British-ordered Native American assault. Gower lied to Creighton and Creighton's mother that Brown died in battle. He is rescued by Creighton, Arnold, and Peter while searching for General George Washington at St. Marks.
See also
References
- ^ "SLJ Best Books 2002". School Library Journal. Retrieved 2010-12-21.
External links
- The Year of the Hangman page on the Penguin Group's website
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