Honed by his recent experience at Bunker Hill and Great Bridge, Drums of War hero Andrew Hendricks returns in the fourth installment of Peter Doyle’s popular young adult series—this time in Charleston, South Carolina, at the Battle of Sullivan’s Island.

Soon after Andrew uncovers an insidious Tory plot in their hometown of Williamsburg, Virginia, duty calls the young patriot to set sail for South Carolina to deliver an important message: By sea and by land, the English are planning to take the capital city of Charleston, one of the most important ports in America, and begin a full-scale invasion of the South—but the locals have no idea!

The clock is ticking for Andrew Hendricks and his woodsman mentor, Matthew Anderson, to get word to Governor Rutledge and his forces before Admiral Peter Parker and General Henry Clinton of the English military overwhelm the Patriots’ small, incomplete fort on Sullivan’s Island in Charleston Harbor.

Join Andrew Hendricks once again as he battles the waves, woods, Brits, and politics of 1776 in an effort to defend Charleston at all costs; and witness the masterful storytelling of Peter Doyle as he recounts with great detail the culture, geography, figures, and warfare of Colonial America.

About the author: Dr. Peter Reese Doyle is the author of the popular Daring Adventure and Drums of War series for young adults. He and his wife live in Opelika, Alabama, where he pastors Trinity Presbyterian Church.