title: John Treegate's Musket (Living History Library)
author:  Leonard Wibberley 
description: <span>&quot;As fine a historical tale as Leonard Wibberley has given us, and one which will appeal to young and old alike.&quot;--<b><i>New York Herald Magazine</i></b><br /><br />&quot;The shortest and most logical account of why the American Revolution occurred that we have ever read...really exciting.&quot;--<b><i>Berkeley Daily Gazette</i></b><br /><br />&quot;One of the finest historical books I have read this season.&quot;--<b><i>St. Joseph&apos;s Magazine</i></b><br /><br />&quot;Leonard Wibberley is one of the best writers for children in the United States. His books have the kind of economy of description and effortless characterization that comes only from proper study of backgrounds and an instinctive feel for good prose.&quot;--<b><i>Christian Science Monitor</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;A fine book--exciting, vigorous, and real. John Treegate, who puts duty to the king ahead of his son and all personal advantage, is movingly drawn.&quot;--<b><i>The Horn Book</i></b><br /><br />&quot;A dramatic story which casts a broad view of the various factions at work up to the moment of the American revolution, well told by Leonard Wibberley, prolific writer of adult and juvenile fiction.&quot;--<b><i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;...couldn&apos;t put it down until the book was done.&quot;--<b><i>Goodreads Review</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;An entertaining look at the beginnings of the American Revolution from the perspective of a young boy growing up as an apprentice in Boston.&quot;--<b><i>Goodreads Review</i></b><br /><br />&quot;Peter Treegate&apos;s parting from his father and his apprenticeship at the age of eleven began his initiation into a Boston he had not even dreamed existed. But these experiences were only pale shadows of the adventures that were to befall him before he would see his father again. There is conviction in the portrayal of the period just before the American revolution, in the characterizations, and in one of the most thrilling accounts of a storm at sea that I have read in a long time. Readers will readily identify with Peter, and with him suffer the maturing and toughening experiences that make him a man.&quot;--<b><i>Ruth Hill Viguers, Horn Book</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;Outstanding book--outstanding series.&quot;--<b><i>Amazon Review</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;John Treegate&apos;s Musket is an engaging tale packed with colorful, memorable characters. Wibberley also incorporates several of the Founding Fathers into the tale, Sam Adams and Paul Revere among them, and puts the young hero at the center of the Boston Massacre. I appreciated Wibberley&apos;s frank and honest portrayal of the times. He is not overly critical of the Loyalists, and his description of reciprocal raids by Indians and frontiersmen shows the harsh reality of frontier life without assigning victim status to either side. The books are marked for ages 14 and up, but I think a 12 year old could easily handle them in terms of reading level and content.&quot;--<b><i>GloriaRomanorum Blogspot</i></b><br /><br /> &quot;This is juvenile historical fiction at its best. Leonard Wibberley (better known as the author of <i>The Mouse That Roared</i>) is a skilled and witty storyteller, and he is passionate about history. I can&apos;t think of a better way for youth to learn about the American Revolution (and what was happening elsewhere in the world at the same time) than to read this engrossing book. This book is a lively and readable adventure story, yet filled with accurate historical detail. The characters are colorful and well-developed. This book is much better than the highly over-rated My Brother Sam is Dead, a depressing and shallow attempt to show the other side of the story. This isn&apos;t as introspective as Johnny Tremaine, but young readers who lack the patience for that excellent book may be captured by the fast pace and humor in this one. I&apos;m thrilled that the John Treegate books are back in print after many years.&quot;--<b><i>Amazon Review</i></b></span>
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  Title: Memoir of John Lothrop Motley, Complete
  
  
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  START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MEMOIR OF JOHN LOTHROP
  
  
  
  
  
  Produced by David Widger
  
  
  JOHN LOTHROP MOTLEY.
  
  
  A MEMOIR, Complete
  
  
  By Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  
  
  Volume I.
  
  
  NOTE.
  
  
  The Memoir here given to the public is based on a biographical sketch prepared
  by the writer at the request of the Massachusetts Historical Society for its
  Proceedings. The questions involving controversies into which the Society
  could not feel called to enter are treate