Cardigan

In the forests and settlements of pre-Revolutionary New York, a young man's loyalties are tested beyond measure. Michael Cardigan, raised under the protection of the powerful Sir William Johnson, has spent his youth rebelling against the constraints of school and authority. But when shadows of conspiracy gather, when a schemer named Walter Buttler moves to ignite Indian hostilities against the colonial rebels, Michael finds himself thrust into a dangerous game of espionage and betrayal. His mission: infiltrate the plot, prevent a bloodbath, and navigate an impossible choice between his guardian's influence, his emerging convictions, and the fierce independence personified by Silver Heels, a girl as unbound as the wilderness itself. Written at the turn of the century when America's imperial ambitions were fresh and its founding myths still pulsed with raw energy, Cardigan captures a young man forging himself in the same fire that will forge a nation.