Wilderness Boy

Wilderness Boy is an

"Jonathan, who lives with his Uncle Daniel, a doctor and a conservative, is disturbed at the signs of an uprising- a new struggle for liberties the landsmen had already thought were theirs. Jonathan's other uncle, Lachlan, is on the side of the farmers and in spite of his respect for Uncle Daniel- his loyalties are mixed. Unable to resist the call to freedom, he joins Lachlan. The result is defeat and Lachlan's imprisonment for treason, but by then the principles of just taxation are clearly defined and both Jonathan and Uncle Daniel are able to speak for Lachlan's release. Mature narration raises this above the ordinary". - Kirkus Reviews[2]

See also

Other novels that employ events of the Whiskey Rebellion:

• The Latimers (1898)
• The Delectable Country (1939)
• The Whiskey Rebels (2008)

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