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A Poor Man at the Gate — by Andrew Wareham
Poor Man at the Gate Series in Order: 12 books
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The Privateersman
Book - 1
Escaping the hangman's noose in England, commoner Tom Andrews finds himself aboard a privateering ship before fleeing to New York at the time of the Revolutionary War. It is a corrupt place where opportunities abound for the unscrupulous. Betrayal fo...
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Nouveau Riche
Book - 2
This classic historical fiction novel follows the rise of Tom Andrews to the fringes of political power and social respectability. All seems to be going smoothly until a dangerously demented farmer has to be dealt with, and a shady character from Tom...
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Born To Privilege
Book - 3
Erstwhile smuggler, Caribbean privateer and now a wealthy but unscrupulous businessman, Thomas Andrews is married with teenage children. He exerts increasing influence in the corridors of power. His wife Lady Verity plans to see daughter Charlotte we...
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The Pain Of Privilege
Book - 4
Tom and Lady Verity intend to place their dynasty in a position of economic, social and political leadership in England. Captain Matthew Star returns to England and makes a love match with their daughter, Charlotte, much to her mother's displeasure. ...
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Privilege Preserved
Book - 5
Tom Andrews and Joseph Star's sons enjoy success in the world of commerce. In America, Henry Star is growing wealthy from illicit deals, but is implicated in a murder. Meanwhile, the settlers in New York State are facing dangers as disease strikes. T...
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Illusions Of Change
Book - 6
The Depression is over and fears of revolution have subsided, but there is still resentment over the previous year's hangings. Robert is carrying out some very controversial actions on behalf of the government under cover of his bank's business in Am...
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The Old Order
Book - 7
Tom becomes involved in the sordid suicide of Lord Castlereagh, the Foreign Secretary, and plays a major part in the cover up, earning much political gratitude for the whole family. Meanwhile, James marries well and begins to lay the foundations of a...
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The Wages Of Virtue
Book - 8
The Wages of Virtue...
It is a new era and the children must establish themselves as the next generation of the families. Still mourning the loss of his wife and new-born child, Joseph is on course for spectacular failure, and a serious minin... -
A Parade Of Virtue
Book - 9
After the introspective years following Tom's death, events take a very dramatic turn. There's a devastating cholera outbreak in India, Luke Star is dicing with death as a mercenary in Greece, while in New Orleans, Henry Star has a potential troublem...
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The Vice Of Virtue
Book - 10
George IV dies and the rambunctious age of the Regency passes with him. Joseph Andrews is determined to atone for his weakness, in doing so he risks family unity. George Star flourishes in his ruthless money-making ventures, while the Railway Age is ...
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Virtue's Reward
Book - 11
Virtue's Reward...
Lord Frederick Masters is rescued from his folly in Belgium and is sent to obscurity on a plantation in Virginia. Ireland is starting the downhill slide that leads to the Great Famine of the 1840s, and cholera sweeps thro... -
Victorian Dawn
Book - 12
Victorian Dawn:The families face new challenges as the Victorian Age arrives. It is a new era but many of the old problems persist; food prices remain high, the poor remain hungry and the threat of civil unrest is ever-present. Furthermore, the healt...
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