This young adult novel explores the part the Maryland militia, or America’s Spartans, also known as the 400, played in an important battle that turned the tide for the American Revolution.
Formant’s gripping tale blends real-life historical figures and events with richly developed fictional characters in a multidimensional world of intrigue, romance, comradeship, and sacrifice, transporting us two and a half centuries back in time to the bustling streets of Baltimore and the bloody, smoke-filled carnage of battle in Brooklyn.
This is among the finest period pieces ever to chronicle the events that gave birth to American independence. A pitch-perfect study of the grit that defined a fledgling America and a historical thriller extraordinaire.
…the second book by Chris Formant…has already created market buzz and has been optioned by one of HBO’s top producers.
Saving Washington follows young Joshua Bolton and his childhood friend Ben, a freed black man, as they witness British tyranny firsthand, become enraptured by the cause, and ultimately enlist to defend their new nation in a battle that galvanized the American nation on the eve of its birth.
So, the novel is more than a story of Washington, it is a novel about bravery and equality, justice and liberty for all. It is about independence, about love of country and the courage to fight for and defend it.
It is evident that Formant took a real interest in the events leading up to and around the Battle of Brooklyn.
Saving Washington: The Forgotten Story of the Maryland 400 and The Battle of Brooklyn by Chris Formant is a thrilling work of fiction based upon the actual events of the Battle of Brooklyn and the pivotal role the Maryland 400 played in this critical battle.