Publisher's Synopsis
A gripping story, based in real history, of an American (from Pennsylvania, of course) who joined the Greek freedom fighters in Missolonghi to fight the Turks, who had controlled Greece for 400 years. It was time to declare independence! So, they did, in 1825. This is history, brought to life by a colorful cast of characters on April 19, 1775, and young Benjamin Morris is at the crossroads of his life. His privileged life will soon be turned upside down with the first shots fired at Lexington and Concord and the start of the American War of Independence. All must choose sides. Does he stay loyal to his Tory family and the King of England, or throw his lot in with the patriots? From that spring day, Benjamin will become a soldier, fighting for freedom for his country. But the tides of war soon turn and he finds himself a spy, with a death sentence over his head. Someone set him up and now Washington's men are chasing him through the New England countryside to Philadelphia where the Continental Congress is meeting. He knows that those chasing him not only want him dead, but they are also on a separate mission; to assassinate one of the patriot's most influential men. Will Benjamin get to Philadelphia first and warn the patriot leaders? If not, then the history of America will be changed forever!
