Summary
Set in early 1777 amid Washington’s army at Morristown, the novel follows young Lieutenant Jeffry Peale as he sits in a drafty hut studying military law and wrestling with ambition, discipline, and the hardships of a winter campaign. A summons takes him to Brigadier Maxwell’s quarters, where the general sizes him up for qualities such as strength, boldness, and swimming ability, hinting at a special assignment connected to the war around New York and the Hudson shore.
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