BETHLEHEM BOOKS
The acclaimed Treegate Series: amazing tales of adventure and courage set during the American War of
Independence.
1.
John Treegate’s Musket
Leonard Wibberley
First title in the acclaimed
Treegate Series
set
in
colonial America
.
It is 1769, ten years since America’s
colonial militia had joined with the British regular army and defeated the French for dominion of Canada.
The current of feeling about what it means to be loyal to the King has changed. While many colonists are
angry about England’s unjust taxation, wealthy merchant John Treegate remains fiercely loyal and certain
that an agreement can be reached between the colonies and their mother country. Deciding to travel to
England to appeal to the government there, means leaving his motherless, eleven-year-old son Peter on his
own, apprenticed to one of Treegate’s friends, a manufacturer of barrel staves. Peter’s new master is not severe, but the
senior apprentice is a vicious bully and worse. A chain of events leads to trouble for Pete involving murder, shipwreck, loss of
memory and adoption by a strange and bitter Scotsman. Will Peter finally be reunited with his father on the eve of America’s
battle for independence?
ISBN: 978-1-93235-016-6
No: 2900
73
pages
Ages 14+
Was – $26.40
Now – $25
2.
Peter Treegate’s War
Leonard Wibberley
Peter Treegate’s War
begins by picking up both the course of the American War for Independence and the
ongoing, more personal, clash of divided loyalty for 16-year-old Peter. His father, John Treegate, and his
foster father, the Maclaren of Spey, jealous and distrustful of each other, and worlds apart in thought and
philosophy, are each making what seem to be impossible and irreconcilable demands of Peter. The
resultant struggle, is colorfully played out across the War with the redcoats. For Peter there will be hardship
and adventure and even the unraveling of a mystery which began many years before in Scotland at the
1745
Battle of Culloden.
ISBN: 978-1-93235-021-0
No: 3201
134
pages
Ages 14+
Was – $32.89
Now – $30
3.
Sea Captain from Salem
Leonard Wibberley
It is 1777 and the American War for Independence is at an impasse. The struggling new nation’s need for
help sends Benjamin Franklin to Paris to seek an alliance with France. How can he convince the French
that the American battle is worth joining? The surprising answer to his dilemma appears in the unlikely and
unforgettable form of a fisherman named Peace of God Manly. Will Franklin’s daring plan help to win the
War?
ISBN: 978-1-93235-031-9
No: 3223
134
pages
Ages 14+
Was – $24.20
Now – $20
4.
Treegate’s Raiders
Leonard Wibberley
A worthy final instalment to the popular
Treegate Series.
For the sake of bringing the long-drawn-out
American War for Independence to a close, Peter Treegate endeavours to do the impossible. It is his task to
bring together an alliance between feuding Scottish clans now settled in the Carolina hills. The end result is
Treegate’s Raiders, a fierce fighting force who take part in two of the small, but crucial battles that help to
defeat the British—King’s Mountain and Cowpens. In the course of these adventures, Peter has also
managed a flying visit to Salem, Massachusetts to see his friend Peace of God Manly —only to find more
than he had bargained for.
ISBN: 978-1-93235-048-7
No: 3302
187
pages
Ages 14+
Was – $24.20
Now – $20
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