Fifteenyearold Ben Buck and his family spent four years clearing the wilderness to build a new home in Pennsylvania They fought the Indians and the British and made sacrifices most people wouldnt have been strong enough to make All so they could be independent and free Now someones trying to take everything away from themtheir land their home even Bens best friend Joe But the Bucks wont give up without a fight and Ben knows his family will have to win a war to stay free But what he doesnt know is that wars sometimes last a very long time And even if you win in the end you can lose almost everything along the way