Philip Kent was to learn that the cost of freedom was to be the highest price he'd ever paid. At his wife Anne's insistent urging, he became deeply embroiled in the struggle for independence-and history would record that those valiant men and women who fought so bravely, sacrificed beyond human endurance for a cause that would change the course of the world.
Inspired by leaders of awesome commitment, yet plagued by human frailty, Philip Kent etched his destiny against the stunning drama of the rebellion that carved out
"The Free and Independent States of America"
The miracle of an untrained, ill-equipped renegade army winning decisive battles against England's finest soldiers ... the birth of Philip Kent's heir on the eve of the birth of a nation . . . the nerve shattering horror of the battlefield ... the intellectual turmoil of a congress drafting its most daring declaration ... and the sustaining love of a woman devoted equally to her husband and the nation's new cause presents a rich panorama of the people and events that are a part of the American Experience.
