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The Hessian
The Hessian
Author: Howard Fast
The Hessian tells the story of the capture, trial, and execution of a Hessian drummer boy by Americans during the Revolution. At the heart of the story is a Quaker family, who hide the boy after his landing party has been killed in an ambush. Because the captain of the Hessians had ordered the hanging of a local whom he thought might be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781563246012
ISBN-10: 1563246015
Publication Date: 4/1997
Pages: 192
Rating:
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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3.8 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
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A simple but very powerful book. Once again we are taught that "no man is an island." I've read several of Howard Fast's novels and rate this as one of his best, if not THE best.

For those who want to raise their children to question authority when necessary, this book needs to be on their reading list. For life isn't fair, and sometimes "justice" isn't just. OR is it right to hate or distrust those whose background and beliefs are different than ours?

A story of the American Revolution that has just as much relevance to what is happening today as it has throughout the history of mankind.
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