This series plunges into the turbulent times of the American Revolution, chronicling the fortunes of the Treegate family. It features a blend of historical events, personal dramas, and adventurous twists. Readers are immersed in the conflicts and dilemmas that shaped a new nation. The stories explore loyalty, survival, and the search for identity during a period of great upheaval.
1769. While many American colonists are angry at royal taxes, loyal merchant John Treegate sails to London and appeals to the government there. Alone, son Peter 11 is apprenticed to a maker of barrel staves, but his senior is vicious, leading to murder, shipwreck, amnesia, and adoption by a Scot, until the climax at the battle for American independence.