Strong-minded Tempe Wick is struggling to care for her addled mother, her "lunatic" brother, and her farm, amidst the turmoil of the American Revolution. The war is reaching into Tempe's life as she is visited routinely by General Anthony Wayne, by her cousin Mary Cooper who has rebel sympathies, and by the plans of the Pennsylvania Line soldiers who are plotting to mutiny. Tempe is willing to act on her beliefs and values. 368 pages Ages 12 and up