America as seen through the eyes of its young founders. Seventeen-year-old Patrick O'Neall dreams of going to college one day and becoming a famous writer--until news arrives of his father's death in a place called Gettysburg. Forced off their farm, the family migrates north,...
Fifteen-year-old Patrick dreams of becoming a writer. But as he discovers, the booming mill towns of New England offer not opportuinty, but labor, hardship, and poverty. He wants to build a better life for himself and his family. But at what cost?