Defending the Colonies: A Novel of Alternate American History

The Finch Folio #1

by Daniel H. Lessin

The year is 1775. The turmoil in colonial North America has begun to boil into revolution. British governors and military leaders in the thirteen colonies are deeply worried.




Local skirmishes in New England soon unfold into all-out war. As the revolution spreads, Giles Finch, a British military engineer, quickly finds himself serving as advisor to Military Governor Thomas Gage.




First as a field observer, then later a military strategist, Finch must outwit the rebels on and off the battlefield, maintain the favor of his fellow officers, and keep his own family safe from the ravages of war.




Daniel H Lessin's alternate history novel Defending the Colonies explores some of the what-ifs of the British side of the American War of Independence, while weaving an intricate and engaging tale that challenges the imagination.

166 pages, Paperback

Published April 13, 2022

About the author

A native of New Jersey and resident of Minnesota, Daniel H Lessin has a history degree from Carleton College and is a seasoned Revolutionary War re-enactor. Besides writing books, Daniel enjoys the company of animals (especially dogs), board game design and figurine wargaming, folk singing, and partaking in rituals with his Reformed Druids of North America grove. His works include having written the two books of the Finch Folio Series (Defending the Colonies and The Southern Campaign) and designing the mechanics of a card game, "Loyalty or Liberty?" now being marketed online on his linktree:
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Reviews

[Fred Daly · Rating 4 out of 5]

The author is a friend and former student, so I can't claim to be objective. I enjoyed his voice on the page, as I did way back when he was in seventh grade. He participates in Revolutionary War re-enactments, and if you read this book, you will deduce that he does so on the side of the British. The novel has a whole lot of battle scenes and an almost entirely male cast, so now you know if you want to read it or not. It also touches on the issue of slavery, with the thesis that if the British had prevailed, slavery would have ended here much earlier.