The Patriot
The patriot by Stephen Molstad
The story took place in the 18th century. Benjamin Martin was a veteran of the
FrenchIndian War and a widower who raised his seven children. Gabriel, the
oldest, wanted to join the American forces without his father's permission.
Martin, who knew the horrifying carnage that war presented, didn't want his
son to participate, but against his father's wishes, Gabriel did join up. He
returned home after two years, stumbling wounded into the family home. That
night, a skirmish between the British and the patriots woke the Martins and
they gave care to the wounded of both sides the next morning. British soldiers
approached the house, proceeded to kill the Colonial wounded, burnt down the
house and took Gabriel into custody as a spy, intending to hang him. Martin's
15yearold son Thomas was killed while trying to free Gabriel as he was taken
prisoner. Enraged Martin set about to free his son Gabriel, w...
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