The Many Trials of Henry and Elizabeth Gale

By Nowell Francis

At dusk on January 25, 1787, one of the most pivotal events in the history of the United States took place. Over a thousand farmers, many of them Revolutionary War veterans, stormed the Federal arsenal located in Springfield, Massachusetts. The assault on the arsenal was a key event in what is known today as Shays' Rebellion. This historical fiction follows the actual desperate struggles of Henry Gale and his wife Elizabeth "Betty" Gale, who confronted Worcester County Sheriff William Greenleaf and later the propertied elites of Massachusetts led by the second Governor of Massachuisetts, James Bowdoin, in an effort to save their family farm from foreclosure. The heavy-handed and regressive responses of the Commonwealth of Masssachusetts to the couple was countered individually and collectively by the efforts of Governor John Hancock, General Rufus Putnam, and Representative "Daddy" Singeltary. Now and for all time, this vividly imagined story offers a stark warning of what can happen when governmental policies are in the hand of a small elite. With compelling human drama and written as a dual movie script and stage play, Nowell Francis sheds light on the real people who made a difference in American democracy.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0999022415
• ISBN13: 9780999022412
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Depot Pond Publishing LLC
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 6.0"