![]() ![]() ![]() With the help of several Loyalists, Black snags Washington and, for our purposes, changes the course of history. He bluffs and fights his way through several hairy incidents until he reaches his target. This Kings Guard officer is nothing if not flexible on his feet, however. Weather, rebels, and even Loyalists conspire against Black. Black has a tight window, with only eight days to capture a formidable foe and return with him-alive-to the ship bound to take them back to England. Getting to the Continental Army’s general is no small feat, even if Black had unlimited time and resources-which he does not. The Trial and Execution of the Traitor George Washington by Charles Rosenberg is a thought-provoking novel that imagines what would have happened if the British had succeeded in kidnapping General George Washington.Ĭolonel Jeremiah Black arrives on America’s shore in 1780 with no idea if he will succeed in his mission: to capture George Washington. ![]()
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