Red Pawns

Year of Publication
1973
Publication Type
Novel
Number of Pages or Episodes
183 p.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Farrar, Straus and Giroux
City
New York
Genre
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Abstract
Follows the Treegate family during the War of 1812. Set partially in Western Pennsylvania as Americans fight the British on Lake Erie and the Indians in the Northwest Territory.
Author Biography
Leonard Wibberly (1915-1983), born in Ireland, wrote more than 100 books—historical novels, mysteries, satires, and plays. He is best known for his five Cold War political satires, especially The Mouse that Roared (1955), which was adapted into a popular movie starring Peter Sellers.
Time
1812
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