''Wilderness Boy'' is an
historical
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,
young adult novel
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by
American
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writer Margery Evernden.
Set in 1794 in
Washington County, Pennsylvania
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Washington County is part of the Pittsburgh, PA Metropolitan Statistical Area.
The county i ...
, just south of
Pittsburgh
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, 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
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. The events of the
Whiskey Rebellion
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soon unfold.
See also
Other novels that employ events of the Whiskey Rebellion:
*''
The Latimers
''The Latimers : A Tale of the Western Insurrection of 1794'' is an historical novel by the American writer and Presbyterian clergyman Henry Christopher McCook (1837–1911) set in 1790s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The novel tells the story of Scot ...
'' (1898)
*''
The Delectable Country'' (1939)
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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
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