His Majestys Envoy

by Richard Patton

Overview

When Governor Robert Dinwiddie appointed George Washington to the post of Adjutant General of Virginia in 1753, the twenty-one year old militia major eagerly anticipated a great adventure. What he got were hardship, responsibility and frustration as the British emissary to the French legions then occupying the Ohio Valley.

The Neophyte Warrior series chronicles the adventures, romances and growing pains of a young Virginia militiaman named George Washington during the French and Indian War.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940012310156
Publisher:	Zumaya Publications LLC/Zumaya Yesterdays
Publication date:	03/20/2011
Series:	The Neophyte Warrior , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	272
File size:	754 KB

About the Author

Richard Patton is a six-fold grandfather with a Ph.D. from Case-Western Reserve University and several lesser degrees from other institutions. Except for a lifelong desire to be one, contributions to college literary magazines, and a creative writing course at an ancient academy called Carnegie Tech, his credentials as a writer are restricted to numerous but esoteric technical papers and articles.

His true credentials lie in an abiding interest in early American history and the patience to root out some of its lesser-known tidbits. He has had some success in little theater where, among other things, he learned the dynamics of dialogue and an important lesson also mastered by the young George Washington—a good actor must be able to persuade his audience that he knows what he’s doing until such time that he actually does.