Recounts the events surrounding a secret mission in 1775 during which eleven hundred American colonists marched nearly two hundred miles under the direction of Benedict Arnold to seize the fortress city of Quebec, the last British stronghold in Canada.
In 1776 Boston, twelve-year-old Daniel, hiding his parents' allegiance to the Sons of Liberty from the British officers who visit their tavern, tries to gather all the information he can and risks his life to reveal a traitor to George Washington.
Details the successful attempt of Ethan Allen and Benedict Arnold to capture Fort Ticonderoga from the English at the outbreak of the Revolutionary War and their later unsuccessful attempt to take Quebec City.
Illustrations and text describe bookseller Henry Knox's experiences during the American Revolution, detailing his plan to bring heavy artillery from Boston to aid Fort Ticonderoga and its success.
