description: REVENGE. . . NO MATTER WHAT IT TAKES! The longest foot race in New England is set to commence. It is the spring of 1775. The battles of Lexington and Concord have yet to take place, and in Voluntown, Connecticut, the ten mile race attracts seventeen-year-old John Briggs. John's abilities as a long distance runner win him more than athletic recognition, though. While John is a soldier fighting in the Revolutionary War, he is chosen to be a messenger dodging bullets raging in the fierce battles in and around New York City. John is not alone on the front. His brothers Isaac and Zeph and his close friend Torch join in him in the fight against the British. John's combat experience takes him through Lexington and Concord to the battles of Bunker Hill, Long Island and Rhode Island. His journey even leads him to George Washington. But on the dark side, combat leads to the tragic and untimely death of Isaac who is betrayed while behind enemy lines. Consumed by an unquenchable thirst for revenge, John determines to wage his own war against the traitor, vowing never to yield until the price of his brother's life is paid.
language: English
title: Journal of John Briggs
titlecomplete: Journal of John Briggs
publisher: Commonwealth Pubns Inc