"At the Point of the Sword" by Herbert Hayens is an early 20th-century historical fiction where young Jack Crawford's life is forever altered by the death of his father, thrusting him into the heart of Peru's fight for independence in the 1800s; on the night before his fourteenth birthday, Jack learns of his father's death while his friend Rosa tells him about her father, and he confronts not only the loss of his father but also Peru's political turmoil; his mother sends him away for safety with his father’s servant, and his journey is a mix of grief and a search for his role in the rebellion as he escapes his childhood home to find his destiny in the fight for freedom and faces danger and uncertainty.
At the Point of the Sword
By Herbert Hayens
A boy's coming-of-age is violently interrupted by war, forcing him to navigate treacherous battles and forge his own path amidst a nation's struggle for liberation.
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