A FOREST OF GIANT OAKS · VOLUME 1
A Forest of Giant Oaks Volume 1 – INDEPENDENCE
The Declaration of Independence was written in 2011, not 1776.
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Washington was kidnapped in 1776. His rescue began 235 years later.
When the British overwhelm Manhattan in the fall of 1776, the American Revolution is on the brink of collapse. In the chaos of retreat, General George Washington is kidnapped—not by redcoats, but by the Brokers, a ruthless cabal of time‑travelers determined to erase the United States before it exists.
The Regents launch a desperate rescue, pulling Washington through a hidden portal and into 2011. But the only person who can recalibrate the stolen Leyden jar and send him back to the right moment in history is seventeen‑year‑old Topher White. Still recovering from the events with Ben Franklin, Topher must now guide a shattered Washington through a world he cannot comprehend.
With no computers, no allies, and no margin for error, Topher relies on raw intelligence—mathematics, cryptography, and instinct—to return Washington to his army before the Revolution collapses for good. From the burning taverns of occupied New York to the frozen river crossings that lead to Trenton, Topher must help rebuild the commander who will rebuild a nation.
America’s survival depends on a teenager who was never meant to be there.
The Declaration of Independence was written in 2011, not 1776.
Topher White whisked away to the 1787 Convention in 2022 at the height of his business success.
Topher White returns to unwelcome forces and is compelled into the most unlikely campaign of his life.