Peter Treegate's War

Treegate #2

by Leonard Wibberley

Winner of the Thomas Alva Edison Annual Children’s Book Award for Excellence in Portraying America’s PastThe second book in the Treegate series picks up right where John Treegate’s Musket left off—following both the events of the American War for Independence and 16-year-old Peter’s clash of loyalty to his real father, John Treegate, and to his foster father, the Maclaren of Spey (a Scottish clansman).Peter’s two fathers are both jealous and distrustful of each other as well as worlds apart in thought and philosophy, and Peter struggles to be true to both men while also trying to find his own calling.Peter’s personal conflicts are played out against the rich backdrop of the Revolutionary War, where Peter crosses paths with historical figures like George Washington as well as a charismatic new character—Peace of God Manly, a Salem fisherman who has seen the error of his once sinful ways.For Peter and his foster father, there will be imprisonment and daring escapes, as well as the unraveling of a mystery, which began many years before in Scotland at the 1745 Battle of Culloden.“Of all the wars of which I have knowledge, I believe that none was as important for the Western World as the War of the American Revolution. Indeed, I regard it as the most important struggle in the history of Western Man.”—Leonard WibberleyPeter Treegate’s War is the second in an eight-book series, which makes a great companion to study the Revolutionary War era.Recommended by the Seton Home Study Grade 8.THE TREEGATE BOOK Book 1: John Treegate’s MusketBook 2: Peter Treegate’s WarBook 3: Sea Captain from SalemBook 4: Treegate’s RaidersBook 5: Leopard’s PreyBook 6: Manly Treegate Frontiersman (formerly titled Red Pawns)Book 7: The Last BattleBook 8: Apprentice to a RevolutionEach book in the series is complete to itself and can be enjoyed if read in any order. However, for greatest reading pleasure, it’s recommended that the books be read in sequence.The first seven books of the acclaimed series chronicling the adventures of the generations of the Treegate family from the birth of the Revolutionary War through the War of 1812, ending at the Battle of New Orleans is also available in a 7-Book Bundle exclusively on Kindle.

Genres: Historical Fiction, Read For School

150 pages, Kindle Edition

First published February 1, 2009

About the author

Also wrote under his full name Leonard Patrick O'Connor Wibberley and under
Patrick O'Connor as well as pseudonyms Christopher Webb and Leonard Holton

Reviews

[Matt · Rating 4 out of 5]

I originally read this book when I was maybe 12 years old. I've now read it again 33 years later. I had forgotten the part about the McLaren of Spey and it probably didn't mean much to me on the first read, but now that I've been to Scotland and done quite a lot of reading on the same it was quite a bit more significant. On to book #3!

[Michael Fitzgerald · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a real page-turner - I finished just a few hours after starting.

This book is an immediate continuation of the first, starting at the Battle of Bunker Hill. It concludes just after the surrender of Burgoyne in New York. In between Peter Treegate is a Patriot soldier, a prisoner of war who escapes, as well as the heir to an exiled Scottish clan who could chose a new life apart from the battles of the Revolution. There is plenty of action, and the plot line concerning his Scottish foster father is resolved. Wibberley plays the long game well, and it's very satisfying. We get some sense of the military campaigns in New Jersey, including a meeting between Peter and George Washington just prior to the crossing of the Delaware. As is somewhat typical in stories of this type, there is a bit of exceptional coincidence in having certain important characters run into one another again. It's not egregious here.

The series continues, and I look forward to what will happen next.

[Rose · Rating 5 out of 5]

Three cheers for historical accuracy and for Scots in America!
I came back to re read this after The Outlander misrepresented Scottish Catholics as whoremongering, immoral drunkards. It made me feel a little better that at least there are some accounts left of these larger than life warriors who left their mark so strongly on our culture. I especially like how the author's main character is developed by several influences, making him a true American.

[Anna Mock · Rating 5 out of 5]

I love this series. I love that is was written in the 1960s. The language is at a much higher level than books written today. The story is so engaging. The characters are interesting. And the author incorporates history of this time period that many of us - at least those my age - never learned. I always recommend them to parents looking for good historical fiction of the Revolutionary War era for their kids.

[Curtiss · Rating 4 out of 5]

Continues the saga of the American Revolution as experienced by Peter Treegate; see John Treegate's Musket for the 1st book in the series.