The Many Trials of Henry &
Elizabeth Gale
At dusk on January 25, 1787, one of the most pivotal events in the history of the United States took place. Over a thousand farmers, many of them Revolutionary War veterans, stormed the Federal arsenal located
in Springfield, Massachusetts. The assault on the arsenal was a key event in what is known today as Shays’ Rebellion. This historical fiction follows the actual desperate struggles of Henry Gale and his wife Elizabeth “Betty” Gale, who confronted Worcester County Sheriff William Greenleaf and later the propertied elites of Massachusetts led by the second Governor of Massachusetts, James Bowdoin, in an effort to save their family farm from foreclosure. The heavy-handed and regressive responses of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to the couple was countered individually and collectively by the efforts of Governor John Hancock, General Rufus Putnam, and Representative “Daddy” Singeltary. Now and for all time, this vividly imagined story offers a stark warning of what can happen when governmental policies are in the hands of a small elite. With compelling human drama and written as a dual movie script and stage play, Nowell Francis sheds light on the real people who made a difference in American democracy.
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About the author.
Nowell Francis has lived and worked in Massachusetts all his life. He holds a BA degree from the Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts, a law degree from Western Massachusetts University School of Law and an MBA from Fitchburg State University. At various times in his life he has held a wide variety of jobs including stints as a chair van driver, factory worker, land surveyor, limo driver, real estate broker, sales representative, attorney, newspaper reporter, and plant manager within the furniture and bedding industry.
Throughout his life he has also had a keen interest in politics and the political process. In 2012 he started writing his books based upon topics he felt are overlooked yet of vital importance to our country.
To date Francis has written three books: One State Two States, Red State Blue State: Observations About the United States Constitution Past and Present; Reclaiming the People’s House: Why Apportionment of the United States House of Representatives is Still Important Today; and George Washington’s Vision for Peace: Why His Once Cherished Policy of Neutrality is Still Important Today.
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