This is the third book in the story about Hope and the Revolutionary War. The British have occupied Philadelphia in 1777. The book shows how badly and arrogantly most of them behaved, taking over houses and stealing whatever they wanted from people.
There was also still a problem with the fact that some people supported the British and some the Patriots and this tended to tear towns and even individual families apart. The story shows the strength of some families as they managed to support the Patriot cause and still survive the British occupation of the city.
Regular history books don't seem to deal much with the suffering of the average person during the war, and this type of book helps to fill that void.
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