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Author and teacher Tom Durwood's new installment of richly illustrated historical fiction, The Illustrated Colonials, brings us an unconventional look at the American Revolution. Six wealthy kids from around the globe join the Bostonian cause, finding love and treachery along the path to liberty in three successive novellas of global empirical literature.BOOK THREE: SARATOGAThe Colonials continue their resolve to aid the global cause of brotherhood and natural rights, no matter the cost. In the concluding book of The Illustrated Colonials series, they learn that these ideas of liberty and equality bring unexpected consequences.Disinherited by his father and transformed from a 'roly-poly prince' into a lean, tough-minded rifleman, Mahmoud crosses the Atlantic. Two men follow his trail: his protector, Kace, and the assassin Taquin.Meanwhile, Will is able to finance Shay's far-reaching gambit - one that gathers Colonial alliances with Dutch merchants, Catherine the Great, the Ottoman Admiralty, and Chinese seafaring cartels.It all comes to a head at the Battle of Saratoga, where lessons from military history and a case of mistaken identity lead to a surprising outcome.

Author and teacher Tom Durwood's new installment of richly illustrated historical fiction, The Illustrated Colonials, brings us an unconventional look at the American Revolution. Six wealthy kids from around the globe join the Bostonian cause, finding love and treachery along the path to liberty in three successive novellas of global empirical literature.BOOK TWO: HOME FRONTSOur emboldened young Colonials leave their school to face treachery and change in their homelands. They enter the tumultuous landscapes of 1776 ready to fight for their beliefs. Little do they know how high the cost will be.The Colonials return home with a passion to elevate their people, and to further the global cause of freedom. One by one, they find opportunities to do exactly that, but not without repercussion. Back in China, Jiayi Mei Ying is sent into the hills of Jinan by her family as punishment for her rebellious attitude. She is determined to spread the message of Bostonians like Thomas Paine.

Author and teacher Tom Durwood's new installment of richly illustrated historical fiction, The Illustrated Colonials, brings us an unconventional look at the American Revolution. Six wealthy kids from around the globe join the Bostonian cause, finding love and treachery along the path to liberty in three successive novellas of global empirical literature.BOOK ONE: THE PACTOur six young protagonists arrive at an unusual school in the Alsace forest in the northern lowlands of the French Alps: Will O., betrayed by his family of Dutch traders, is the youngest of the company and may hold the secret to Colonial victory across the Atlantic. Gilbert, the dashing and cynical French Dragoon is seeking purpose in a greater cause. They are joined by China's moody and unpredictable Grand Canal princess, Jiayi Mei Ying, and Sheyndil, a young farm girl on mission for Catherine the Great of Russia. Leo, a wayward Baron-to-be, and Prince Mahmoud of the Ottoman empire round out the motley crew.Together, this lively band finds purpose in harsh lessons learned in the unprecedented global events surrounding the American Revolutionary War. They find resolve in one another, and the 'Colonials' will need all their resources to face the gathering threat from a nest of monarchists.