Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog Project Gutenberg 2021-07-13 Public domain in the USA. 168 Forest, Frederick Iron Hand, Chief of the Tory League; or, The Double Face Iron Hand, the Tory Chief Beadle's pocket novels, no. 68 David Edwards, Susan Carr and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (Northern Illinois University Digital Library at http://digital.lib.niu.edu/) "Iron Hand, Chief of the Tory League; or, The Double Face" by Frederick Forest is a historical novel written in the late 19th century. The story is set during the American Revolutionary War and follows Captain Edgar Sherwood, a young aristocrat of English descent who, feeling wronged by his homeland, joins the colonial cause against British rule. As tensions rise, the narrative unfolds around Sherwood's quarreling with his betrothed's Tory father and his subsequent heroic actions against the Tory League, a group led by the nefarious Iron Hand. At the start of the novel, we are introduced to Sherwood's beliefs and convictions as he debates enlisting in the Continental army with his fiancée's father, Thomas Lear. Their heated argument leads to a severance of their relationship, propelling Sherwood into action. Soon after, he is positioned with his regiment at Fort Ann, receiving news of an impending attack from the Tory League. As the soldiers prepare for battle, Sherwood's loyalties and personal struggles are highlighted, particularly as he contemplates the dangers of love and war. The opening sets up an emotionally charged atmosphere that blends themes of duty, betrayal, and the fight for freedom, laying the groundwork for a tale of valor and conflict. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.5 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Indians of North America -- Fiction False imprisonment -- Fiction Soldiers -- Fiction New York (State) -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783 -- Fiction Scouts (Reconnaissance) -- Fiction American loyalists -- Fiction Traitors -- Fiction PS Text Category: Historical Novels Category: Adventure Category: American Literature 272974 2025-06-26T06:32:56.053149 text/html 251770 2024-10-18T14:49:08 text/html 264356 2025-06-26T06:33:01.403115 application/epub+zip 263857 2025-06-26T06:32:57.240134 application/epub+zip 192377 2025-06-26T06:32:56.729138 application/epub+zip 349294 2025-06-26T06:33:04.442124 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 323775 2025-06-26T06:33:00.921132 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 252584 2022-09-29T15:55:17.436480 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 238067 2025-06-26T06:32:55.474181 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 218048 2024-10-18T14:49:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17822 2025-06-26T06:33:04.571151 application/rdf+xml 26564 2025-06-26T06:32:56.846127 image/jpeg 4158 2025-06-26T06:32:56.787126 image/jpeg 246983 2025-06-26T06:32:56.076138 application/octet-stream application/zip