Phebe Brinckerhoff comes of age during the Revolutionary War, just out of reach of the occupying British in the shadow of the Hudson Highlands. She watches as her father and brothers mobilize for war. Soon, her small town of some fifty homes grows into one of the largest military depots of the Revolution. Her community hosts the Continental Army's leaders, the army's wounded, and New York City's refugees. Despite constant threat from the British and the local Tories, her family plays an intimate role in assisting the war effort and the Founding Fathers of her country.