{"product_id":"the-burning-of-the-gaspee-terry-platt-9798243531405","title":"The Burning of the Gaspee: An America's Silent Stories Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBurning of the Gaspee\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWitness to the Founding Series - Book One\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong before Lexington.\u003cbr\u003eBefore Concord.\u003cbr\u003eBefore a declaration was signed-\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSomeone struck first.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn June of 1772, a British customs schooner ran aground off the coast of Rhode Island. By morning, she would be ash and wreckage. Her name was \u003ci\u003eGaspee\u003c\/i\u003e-and her destruction would ignite something far greater than fire.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Burning of the Gaspee\u003c\/i\u003e tells the true, largely forgotten story of the first organized act of violent resistance against British authority in the American colonies. Through the eyes of ordinary men-sailors, apprentices, pilots, merchants, and townspeople-the novel brings to life a night of quiet planning, whispered oaths, and irreversible choice.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat followed was unprecedented: \u003cbr\u003e- A royal commission with sweeping powers\u003cbr\u003e- Threats of secret trials in England\u003cbr\u003e- The first united colonial resistance to imperial justice\u003cbr\u003e- A warning shot across the Atlantic that rebellion was no longer theoretical\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is not the familiar Revolution of speeches and signatures.\u003cbr\u003eThis is the Revolution before it had a name-\u003cbr\u003ewhen men acted without knowing whether history would remember them as patriots or criminals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMeticulously researched and richly imagined\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Burning of the Gaspee\u003c\/i\u003e blends documented events with vivid storytelling to reveal how a single act of defiance reshaped colonial unity, British policy, and the road to independence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIf you enjoy historical fiction grounded in real events-stories of courage, consequence, and the moment when ordinary lives collide with history-this novel will stay with you long after the embers cool.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Terry Platt,Terry W. Platt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798243531405\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/11\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 98\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.20d","brand":"Terry Platt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48659720012031,"sku":"9798243531405","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-burning-of-the-gaspee-terry-platt-9798243531405","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}