Introduction
It is a pity that the true history of the American Revolution has never really been told. Historians prior to 1950 were content to recite facts-dry and as tasteless as cereal without the sugar-carefully omitting any fact which might otherwise detract from our forefather's pristine portrait. These historians had an anathema against mentioning that the hearty American colonists loved drinking, gambling, and other so-called 'vices', not the least of which was sex.
On the other hand, however, the "New Historians", those modern day sophists who delight in psychoanalyzing men dead these two hundred years, are even worse. These 'historians' carefully omit any mention of the attributes of moral and political philosophies which made our forefathers and our nation as successful as it is today. With ill-restrained glee, the new historians point out that George Washington suffered from gynandromophism and mistreated his slaves; that America's leading Ambassador and statesman, Ben Franklin, was 'a liar and a hoaxist; that the famed Continental Army, at many times numbered less than 3,000 ill-clothed and ill-fed men who were supported by less than five percent of the populace. This one-sided, deliberately misleading portrayal of history is designed and fought for one reason only; to denigrate the greatness of the men and ideals involved. In the future, men of good character and sound logic will be able to read between the lines of these slanted treatises and recognize them for what they are: not history, but Thematic Apperception responses to the sickness of the new historians.
We, the publishers, do not proclaim this book to be a 'true story' of the American Revolution: actually it is based on fact, but the author has taken certain liberties with times, personalities, and locale in order to compress the essential facts and dramatic events within the framework of our publishing format.
In order to make this book as verisimilitudious as possible, we made a nationwide search for an author knowledgeable not only in history, but in the writing of adult literature as well. We were fortunate to discover such a person teaching at one of America's largest colleges; he agreed to provide us with this manuscript providing we published it under one of his many pseudonyms.
Right from the gripping first sentence of the prologue, the reader knows he is in the hands of a master story teller. We, The Publishers, are proud to present this exciting novel for readers of our Bicentennial Adult Fiction Series.
One word of caution, however. Because of the graphic scenes and realistic dialogue, we do not recommend this book to those who are easily offended, nor do we wish it to fall into the hands of the immature. All others-those who enjoy excellent adult fiction-will find this book fascinating and rewarding.
-The Publishers