Follow the adventures of Harry and Sukey Warrilow as they fight to survive on the western frontier of colonial Pennsylvania. Once orphaned and then separated as children, they have been reunited as teens, and they are determined to make their way in life, and that means coming into their own as landowners, dreaming of their own farm. But what do they know of life on the wild frontier of Pennsylvania!

Author Ann Finlayson gives us a realistic portrayal of frontier life in colonial America that follows the adventures of Harry and Sukey as they struggle to make the frontier their own. Life in the colonies is brought to life, including the relations with the Delaware and Shawnee tribes, and a very frank understanding of slavery, the author deals with the key issues of the Revolutionary War era.