The British have taken Boston! Some of General Howe’s ships sit in Boston Harbor while others fortify the Boston neck. Redcoat patrols bar any way in or out of the city. The people of Boston are starving. Most have left. Their homes have been destroyed. The city is a dreary place. An attack on the British by the rebels would be impossible because they don’t have the right equipment. So, when 25 year old Henry Knox asks George Washington if he would be granted permission to take artillery from Fort Ticonderoga and bring it back to the rebel camp, Washington accepts gladly.

 

Seymour Reit’s awe inspiring novel, “Guns For General Washington”, is the story through both colonist and loyalist eyes, of one of the most arduous journeys in the history of the American Revolution: Henry Knox bringing artillery from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights.

Did you know that Henry Knox brought 59 cannons and guns from Ticonderoga? Did you know he took some cannons to Fort George by boat and that even though one cannon fell through some ice while crossing a frozen river, and another broke free of a rope when going uphill, Henry Knox presented all 59 artillery pieces to Washington in perfect condition? I think what Henry Knox did was amazing and inspiring. He is a true hero for even though many people doubted him he didn’t give up. Imagine trying to smuggle 59 pieces of artillery all the way from Fort Ticonderoga to Dorchester Heights unseen.

I would recommend this book to anyone interested in good, fast paced books.