Description
The tale unfolds against the dramatic backdrop of the Revolutionary War and focuses on the life of the legendary Moll Pitcher, a world-renowned seer who was often referred to as the Psychic of Lynn.
Seafaring men consulted her before embarking on their journeys while British officers often visited her home in Lynn, Massachusetts asking about their fate in upcoming battles.
Pitcher portrays herself as a Loyalist when she was really a spy for General Washington, reporting back to the Sons of Liberty any information these Redcoats disclosed. A favorite of Lady Martha Washington, she warned about the battles at Lexington and Concord, as well as Bunker Hill.
Pitcher also hid munitions seized by the privateers, retrieving them when needed by the Continental Army and worked closely with her contemporaries such as General John Glover, along with her friends Fanny Campbell and William Lovell.
The excitement grows with each and every amazing prediction and thrilling sea battle!
Christopher S. –
Dramatizes the American Revolution with Rich, Historical Characters
The follow-up book to THE REVOLUTION, THE REVOLUTION II, throws the reader right into the midst of the American Revolution where America’s destiny was uncertain. With the help of “the oracle of Lynn, Moll Pitcher” Washington and the Sons of Liberty are offered a bit of courage and insight with her future visions. This historical figure also became a spy who could collect intelligence from the trust she’d earned from her British clientele. I loved how the book’s setting spans the coast of Massachusetts, to the British strongholds of Florida, to the trading islands of the Caribbean.
The reader begins to appreciate the problematic situation of the fledgling, ragtag military and maritime adventures on land and sea. If you’re ever wondered how the U.S. Navy came to be, this book illustrates it in detail. Also fun, is the friendship and correspondence between Moll and the Washingtons, who had resided in Cambridge Massachusetts for a time. You will come away with a deeper appreciation for our American forefathers as well as a real glimpse into the daily life of New Englanders and be inspired to remember that heroes are often ordinary people that rise to the challenge of a historical moment as did Moll and the residents and sailors of Lynn and Marblehead, Massachusetts.