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From the New York Times bestselling author Tom Clancy calls "The best natural storyteller I know." History is written in blood, and lived in heartache, fate, and fire. Seize bestselling author Harold Coyle's latest masterpiece of historical fiction: a multi-perspective account of the American Revolution that wheels all the way from the slopes of Breeds Hill to a desperate gamble across the frozen Delaware River on Christmas Day, 1776. Rebellion demands sacrifice. Identity requires dedication. See the limits of loyalty and miracles of heart that shaped America and fall vividly into the truth and smoke of battle in the way only Harold Coyle can write.Fifteen-year-old Anthony Carter yearns for glory but finds brutal realities. Edward Shields defies his loyalist father and pragmatic mother to forge a new path. Lady Katherine Trent walks a dangerous line between fidelity and liberty in British-occupied New York, knowing her dreams reach beyond convention. And French officer Anton de Chevalier, sent to observe, finds himself drawn into a fight that will change both the world and his own fate. Here, early America comes to life through the eyes of young militiamen, seasoned veterans, daring women, conflicted loyalists, and more--all swept into the storm of rebellion and war. Our world is made by those who dare. And for them, it is no small thing.