The Will: Tales From a Revolution - Pennsylvania

Tales from a Revolution

by Lars D.H. Hedbor

As the British close in on Philadelphia, trouble at home and a fight with Congress culminate in the worst night of Isaac Melcher’s life. Can he recover his honor and his marriage before both are lost forever — and help prevent the Revolution from being crushed by the Crown?

The Will is the Pennsylvania volume in the Tales From a Revolution series, in which each standalone novel explores how the American War of Independence unfolds across a different colony. If you love getting to know the complex and very human people who gave their all to the cause of the American Revolution, you’ll love The Will .

Read The Will today and get to know one of America’s forgotten patriots!

238 pages, Hardcover

First published August 16, 2021

About the author

What made the American Colonists turn their back on their King, and fight for independence? How were they different from us–and how were their hopes and fears familiar to our own hearts?

These are the sorts of questions that I think are important to ask in examining the American Revolution, and in the pages of my novels, I suggest some possible answers.

I am an amateur historian, linguist, cuckoo clock restorer, brewer, fiddler, astronomer and baker. Professionally, I am a technologist, marketer, writer and father of six.

My love of history drives me to share the excitement of understanding the events of long ago, and how those events touch us still today.

Reviews

[SV]

Hedbor's latest novel, The Will, is set in Philadelphia beginning in 1776. For me what is unique about this novel is that it is told from the perspective of a young man overhearing stories from the past about a man who he believes is his father. Issac Melcher is the Barracks-Master General for Pennsylvania, so the reader will gain an understanding of civilian life in Philadelphia as the British are trying to occupy the city, as well as information about the army. This is a must for those who would like to learn more about life in America and the struggles of all during the war.

[Sandy Frykholm]

Another strong addition to the Tales from a Revolution series!