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Wilderness Boy
''Wilderness Boy'' is an historical, young adult novel by American writer Margery Evernden. Set in 1794 in Washington County, Pennsylvania, just south of Pittsburgh, it tells the story of sixteen-year-old Jonathon Garrett, who while on an errand for his frontier doctor uncle, is accosted by local farmers and enlisted to join them in raising a Liberty Pole. The events of the Whiskey Rebellion soon unfold. See also Other novels that employ events of the Whiskey Rebellion: *''The Latimers'' (1898) *'' The Delectable Country'' (1939) *''The Whiskey Rebels ''The Whiskey Rebels'' is a 2008 historical novel by American writer David Liss, inspired by events in the early history of the United States. According to Liss (from the 'Historical Note' following the novel), "This novel, in many respects, deta ...'' (2008) References 1955 American novels American historical novels American young adult novels Novels set in Pennsylvania Fiction set in 1794 Novels set in the 1790s [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margery Evernden
__NOTOC__ Margery is a heavily buffer zone, buffered, lightly populated hamlet (place), hamlet in the Reigate and Banstead district, in the England, English county of Surrey. It sits on the North Downs, is bordered by the London Orbital Motorway, at a lower altitude, and its predominant land use is agriculture. History This area was formerly very far from drinking water sources, being on Banstead Commons (also known as Banstead Downs), so was a lightly laboured hill farming settlement. The history of its importance to the national economy is that of its feudal centre, Banstead, which gave much wealth to its lord of the manor, particularly to the King's consort, who had it exploited by tenant farmers for more than two centuries as part of its wide Commons/Downs, spanning here the widest part of the chalky, grassy North Downs. The high quality of the wool is shown by a petition of the Commons in 1454, in which they prayed that a sack of wool of the growth of Banstead Down might n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |