Planting the Tree of Liberty Abe is haunted by the sudden loss of both of his parents.
Left to manage a New-Hampshire land grant and its troublesome Royal Navy mast trees, with only his eccentric aunt to guide him, he finds comfort in a new friendship with Betty, a decidedly odd neighbor.
Defying the Royal Governor's crackdowns and his aunt's commands, Abe makes choices that put him on a collision course with both.
With rebellion in the air, Abe must escape det.