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eBook Category: Historical Fiction
eBook Description: Defeated at Fort Necessity, George Washington resigns from the Virginia Regiment but receives a letter from General Edward Braddock inviting him to join the British expedition to the Ohio Valley. Washington is ecstatic. He will now have a chance to redeem himself and pursue a career as a British regular.

eBook Publisher: Zumaya Publications/Zumaya Publications, Published: USA, 2003
Fictionwise Release Date: January 2003

This eBook is part of the following series:

• Richard Patton's Neophyte Warrior Series

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Available eBook Formats [MultiFormat - What's this?]: Adobe Acrobat (PDF) [2.1 MB], eReader (PDB) [363 KB], Palm Doc (PDB) [360 KB], Rocket/REB1100 (RB) [325 KB], Microsoft Reader (LIT) [626 KB] - PocketPC 1.0+ Compatible, Franklin eBookMan (FUB) [347 KB], hiebook (KML) [879 KB], Sony Reader (LRF) [419 KB], iSilo (PDB) [296 KB], Mobipocket (PRC) [369 KB], Kindle Compatible (MOBI) [428 KB], OEBFF Format (IMP) [496 KB]
Words: 101810
Reading time: 290-407 min.
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"Author Richard Patton creates a powerful historical drama."--Cindy Penn, Wordweaving

"If you love tales of adventure and at the same time want a novel with an erudite style and meticulous research then look no further. Richard Patton has certainly done his homework?"--Rachel A. Hyde, MyShelf

"His Majesty's Envoy is a good beginning to what promises to be a solid historical fiction series."--Linda Ochsner, Historical Fiction Review

"I heard the bullets whistle and, believe me, there is something charming in the sound," George II read with a derisive snort, then glanced over his shoulder at his son and said, "Charming indeed! Mr. Washington would not say so if he had heard very many."

The Dukes of Cumberland and Newcastle guffawed in unison.

"I think the gentleman has been suitably humbled by the subsequent battle, for which his entrenchments and palisaded fort did not, apparently, prepare him," Cumberland offered with biting sarcasm.

"It is my understanding that he has also confessed to the murder of a Frenchman. Is this not true?" Pelham-Holles said, lifting one eyebrow. The gesture, coupled with the elaborate machinations of his thin lips as they articulated speech, reminded his listeners that he was fully awake. The Duke of Newcastle had the kind of eyelids that seemed always to be at half-mast and falling.

"The French say it is true. Washington claims he was deceived," Cumberland said.

"Pshaw! The man must be a complete idiot!" the King stormed, slamming the magazine on the tabletop. His father's intemperate mood did not surprise William Augustus, the Duke of Cumberland. It was the norm rather than the exception, but he knew better than to proceed until it had spent itself. As the only living Hanover to be born on British soil, William had often wondered if the dour mood was a German trait or simply a burden of his family's legacy. Whatever its origins, the characteristic was certainly disruptive. Neither of the two Hanoverian monarchs who had ruled Great Britain, William's father and grandfather, had been able to get along with his first born son. Both progeny had ultimately been expelled from St. James's Palace. Although he had occasionally envied Frederick his first born status, William was content with his marginally inferior but notably less contentious station.

"He is a colonial militiaman, Your Majesty. Hardly more than a barbarian himself," William explained to his exasperated father.