Today a youngster who survived for long periods on his own, deep in the woods, would be a big-time media story. But in 1776, living in remote, newly settled areas, kids grew up faster and their families depended on them to provide as much as they could. So it wasn't unusual that Samuel, 13, was a highly skilled hunter and woods runner.
After a long hunting expedition, Samuel finally made his way back to his family's Pennsylvania
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homestead. He was looking forward to seeing his parents, but as he arrived at the edge of the settlement, he saw only burned buildings and dead, scalped neighbors.
Samuel learns that the British attacked his home, and with the help of the Iroquios natives, killed just about everyone. Samuel’s family has been captured by the British and are being marched toward New York City.
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