The Great Rebellion: Book One of The Autobiography of William Watson, by Lenny Bernstein
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What if George Washington’s crossing of the Delaware had led to a catastrophic defeat and the collapse of the American Revolution? This is William Watson’s world. As a thirteen-year-old boy from a farm in Graves End near New York City, he is swept up in what he knows as the Great Rebellion – a war that takes the lives of both his parents. He joins the rebel army just before its defeat at the Battle of Brooklyn, and shares its suffering as it retreats across New Jersey into Pennsylvania. He is at Washington’s side at the Battle of Trenton, the rebel’s final defeat and surrender. Escaping from Hessian captivity, William survives to face the challenges of growing up in British North America. He falls in love, learns a trade, and matures into manhood. He endures another war and overcomes the hardships and dangers of life on the North Carolina frontier. Now eighty years old, William tells his life story, but he is careful not to excuse his sometimes less than admirable behavior. He makes mistakes, suffers their consequences, and is willing to tell the reader about them. Do the British treat the defeated Americans harshly, as they did the Scots and Irish who rebelled during the 18th century, or do they take a gentler approach? The Great Rebellion offers an answer to that question that may surprise you. And what about the rest of the world? Does the failure of the American Revolution stop the French Revolution from occurring or are the grievances that led the long-suffering French to overthrow their King so strong that their rebellion occurred anyway? Again, the answer may surprise you.
The Great Rebellion: Book One of The Autobiography of William Watson, by Lenny Bernstein- Amazon Sales Rank: #515956 in eBooks
- Published on: 2015-09-01
- Released on: 2015-09-01
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About the Author Lenny Bernstein has been writing fiction for seven years. The Great Rebellion: Book One of The Autobiography of William Watson is his first alternate history. Lenny learned about the Revolutionary War in elementary school. He was taught that, while difficult, an American victory over the British was inevitable. It took a visit to Washington’s Crossing State Park, Pennsylvania, in the early 1980s, to learn how desperate the American cause was at the end of 1776 and how close the revolution was to collapsing. This raised an obvious question: what if Americans had lost? He conceived of telling that story as the autobiography of an old man named William Watson who had lived through the failed revolution and its aftermath as a young boy. His idea lay dormant for over two decades until he retired in 2008 and had time to develop William Watson’s story. He enrolled in the Great Smokies Writing Program (GSWP) where he discovered that before he could interest readers in his story, he had to learn how to write fiction – a very different skill from writing the hundreds of technical reports he’d authored during his career. With the help of GSWP and his fellow authors in the Appalachian Roundtable, he learned enough to write this book, but he's still learning. Lenny earned a PhD in chemical engineering from Purdue University in 1969, then pursued a forty-year industrial career that focused on environmental issues, most notably climate change. He was an author on the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s Third and Fourth Assessment Reports, and was recognized as contributing to that organization’s winning half the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize – Al Gore won the other half. Lenny and his wife Danny (Danielle) have lived in Asheville, North Carolina, since 2001. They are avid hikers and have hiked the full length of the Appalachian Trail, most of the high mountains east of the Mississippi, and trails in Australia, Canada, Europe, and New Zealand. Lenny is currently President of Carolina Mountain Club, the oldest and largest hiking and trail-maintaining club in western North Carolina. He also holds a variety of volunteer leadership positions in the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Have become a fan of William Watson By Author- Frank B. Robinson II I found "The Great Rebellion" to be a nearly-seamless blend of several genres, including history, fiction, and coming-of-age. Set in the time period of the Revolutionary War, the reader follows the lead character of William Watson. Barely a teenager, William is forced into difficult decisions which will shape the rest of his life. Mr. Bernstein does a masterful job of weaving actual history and his imagination into a tale that is consistently interesting and often unpredictable. His characters are believable, and his story leaves the reader wanting more--which, fortunately, the author promises in an upcoming second installment.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. An alternate history of America's most important struggle, seen from a rebel colonist's perspective. By Ohio Hiker An alternate history of America's most important struggle, seen from a rebel colonist's perspective. The Great Rebellion shows the fear and uncertainty that most colonists must have experienced as they took on the world's greatest military power -- and lost. An exciting read and a fascinating look at how history might have turned out.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. The Great Rebellion reviewed by Stuart English By Edwin E. This is a very well researched story about the American Revolution ("The Great Rebellion") with a new twist. What would have happened if the British had put down this rebellion and the colonies continued to be the British Colonies in America. Once it become apparent that the Continental Army of George Washington is going to be defeated, this engrossing yarn takes flight. It is seen through the eyes of young William Watson, who in true picaresque fashion advances by the alliances he forms along his journey. The strengths of this book are in the details that had to have taken hours of research involving 18th century geography, daily life, hunting and preparing game, woodcraft, weaponry, and it all rings true. Would young William's fate have been different if the rebel/patriots had won the war? Early in the story its hard to tell. At the end of the revolution, things were probably tough in a fledgling nation and young William would have still had to make his way in the same manner. Later, when the new nation was more established, there were undoubtedly more opportunities. We will probably see the answer to this question in parts 2 and 3.
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