Independence

Drums of War #1

by Peter Reese Doyle

First in a series (entitled Drums of War) of historical novels for youth and young adults designed to teach in an enjoyable way the principles, events, and persons behind America's independence. Independence is set in Williamsburg, Virginia in 1775 when the Royal Governor sent British troops to steal gunpowder form the town's public magazine. The colonists are alerted and the drama builds to a climax as Patrick Henry leads Partiot militiamen toward a dramatic showdown with the British Governor.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Young Adult

Paperback

First published June 1, 1997

About the author

Peter Reese Doyle is the author of the "Daring Adventure Series" for young readers, published by Focus on the Family as well as the historical series "Drums of War." Doyle writes historical novels "to interest boys and girls in the origins of our American Republic and the principles for which our forefather went to war against Great Britain," he says. "I want to cover the history of the war, using the form of historical fiction, to tell the real story of battles and events in that great struggle for personal liberty under constitutional government."

A graduate of Washington and Lee University, Doyle and his wife, Sally Ann, live in Opelika, Alabama.

Reviews

[Jaegar · Rating 5 out of 5]

The Drums of War series was a childhood favorite of mine. Good, clean historical fiction that was riveting and also entertaining while teaching me about the culture of the time period. Well written for young readers, it is highly entertaining, informative, and unabashedly patriotic. Love the stories, characters, and history in these books. Great books for the young'uns.

[Jacob Condos · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book is really slow and focuses on character development for the next few books instead of making the first book interesting. The character development was really good despite the lack of anything exciting happening, but that's to be expected from a first book in a series I guess.

[Jarvis "Mclovin" · Rating 1 out of 5]

GOSH! Sarah these pies are GREAT I think that i am going to eat every one of them!