1702-1713, queen anne's war

From Charles Towne, Carolina Territory, in 1712, thirteen-year-old Jameson Cooper, orphaned and indigent, is abducted by privateers working for Queen Anne but proves himself worthy to be called a royal sailor through his writing and drawing skills, as well as his hard work and courage.

In 1704, in Massachusetts, eleven-year-old Mercy and her family are captured by Mohawk Indians and their French allies, and forced to march through bitter cold to French Canada, there to adapt to new lives.