Calvin's Crusaders in the Wars That Made America

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The story follows Nathaniel Scudder, a Presbyterian physician and idealistic advocate of rebellion, who dreams of a pious republic rooted in Calvinist principles. His wife, Isabella, a wealthy heiress with royal lineage, grapples with her husband's radical views, torn between her loyalty to him and her fears of the potential tragic outcomes of his political activism. Their relationship reflects the tensions between personal beliefs and societal upheaval during a transformative period in history.