The Man Who Could Be King, John Ripin Miller
The Man Who Could Be King, John Ripin Miller
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The Man Who Could Be King

Author: John Ripin Miller

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 9 hr 48 min

Format: Digital Audiobook (DRM Protected)

Published: 08/15/2017

Synopsis

When young Josiah Penn Stockbridge accepts the position as aide-de-camp to George Washington at the beginning of the Revolutionary War, he thinks only of the glory and romance of battle. He is unprepared for the reality of America’s bloody fight for independence. The Continental Army is starving, underpaid, and dangerously close to mutiny, and Washington fights not just to defeat the British but to maintain order and morale among his own men.As anonymous letters by officers calling for revolt circulate through camp in Newburgh, New York, Washington must make a choice: preserve the young republic by keeping civilian control of the military, or reshape the new government by standing in solidarity with his troops and assuming greater power for himself.During one fateful week in American history, Josiah will watch a conflicted general become a legend and will discover for himself that the greatest struggles of war are those within the hearts and minds of fallible men.

About John Ripin Miller

John Ripin Miller has devoted much of his professional life to public service. After serving in the US Army and graduating from Bucknell University and Yale Law School, he became active in both municipal and state governments, holding seats as a Seattle city councilman, a member of the US House of Representatives, and ambassador-at-large for the US State Department, where he led the fight against modern-day slavery around the world.Miller’s political experiences helped fuel a fascination with the life of George Washington and how the perception of his legacy changed throughout the decades. This inspired years of research and an exhaustive study into the Newburgh Conspiracy of the Revolutionary War, which Miller later turned into the comprehensive historical novel The Man Who Could Be King.Interspersed with his political career, Miller taught English at Northwest Yeshiva High School on Mercer Island, Washington, taught history of slavery at Yale University, served as a Senior Fellow at Discovery Institute, and coached Little League Baseball in Seattle. The Man Who Could Be King is his first novel.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Dee on June 01, 2017

This is not your run-of-the-mill historical novel. While the story is based upon the events of the Revolutionary War, much of the action is a retelling of history through the eyes of Washington’s aide, Josiah (who is a compilation of all the aides assigned to Washington during the war). Thus the boo......more

Goodreads review by Hillary on June 11, 2017

Actually, I'm not finished. But I've decided to quit. This was a Kindle first book for June and I thought I'd give it a try. It's just not my cup of tea. I like historical fiction, but this reads more like a term paper albeit with a fictional narrator. Where's the plot? Where's the character develop......more

Goodreads review by Lewis on September 14, 2017

I found this book remarkable and vibrant in some aspects and disappointing in others. The central story concerning Washington's response to a potential mutiny (against Congress, not him) in 1783 (after Yorktown) was interesting but not well portrayed and in the end not at all dramatic. Many other sc......more

Goodreads review by Bob on June 11, 2017

King George Washington?!? This novel, regarding an opportunity for our first elected President, prior to ascending to that high office, had opportunity and righteous justification to name himself king of the United States. Thankfully, he declined that opportunity and enabled the new nation of the Uni......more

Goodreads review by Brian on June 07, 2017

Really good book on an interesting bit of history. One of my ancestors was actually part of one of mutinies mentioned later. I never knew it until I did some very in depth genealogy research. Yes, things could have gone a different way pretty easily. Great read!......more

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