The Measure of Peace: A Historical Novel

By Robert Michael Edgerton

As revolution divides his neighbors, a Quaker craftsman must decide what living by his faith requires.

Thomas Edgerton grows up in colonial New Jersey with his father's Quaker beliefs, his tools, and a family name changed after an estrangement in England.

Working between Haddonfield and Philadelphia, Thomas hopes honest craftsmanship will secure a life with Elizabeth Saint. Marriage brings happiness and a growing household, but also debts, difficult customers, and promises he cannot always afford to keep.

Beyond his workshop, arguments over liberty harden into opposing allegiances. War presses against the life he has built, and decisions about faith and conscience become decisions about his family's future.

Thomas wants to live at peace. What must he risk to do so-and who else will bear the cost?

Spanning the decades before and after the American Revolution, The Measure of Peace concludes the Egerton Chronicles trilogy with a story of marriage, loss, conviction, and the choices passed from one generation to the next.

The Egerton Chronicles, Book Three. Follows The Shadow of Oulton.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HMSGSG83
• ISBN13: 9798162011507
• Release Date: October 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 482 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"