A Little Maid of Old Maine

The year is 1775. In a remote Maine settlement where the forest meets the sea, two sisters discover that the revolution burning across the colonies is closer than they ever imagined. Anna and Rebecca Weston have spent their lives watching for the ship that brings news and supplies, but when their father and neighbors begin discussing a liberty pole, a symbol of their commitment to independence, the girls realize history is about to arrive on their doorstep. When the settlement needs hands willing to venture into the darkness after revolutionary powder, the sisters answer the call. This is the story of the first naval battle of the American Revolution, the event history would later call the "Lexington of the Seas," as seen through the brave hearts of two girls who refused to stand aside. Curtis paints a vivid picture of frontier life, the bonds of sisterhood, and the quiet courage of those who lived on the margins of the fight for freedom. A Little Maid of Old Maine is adventure literature at its most luminous: a tale of ordinary children who became part of an extraordinary moment in American history.