An enthralling story of the bitter struggle in the colonies preceding the War of Independence for the adherence of the Indians; of the breeding of rebellion among the colonists, families divided against themselves; of adventure and heroism, of treachery and deceit. Michael Cardigan is the nephew of Sir William Johnson, Commissioner of Indian Affairs, and at eighteen finds himself in the very midst of affairs, entrusted with serious missions, and torn by an inner struggle between his inherited loyalty to the Crown, his gradual veering of sympathy to the Colonists, and his devotion to his kinsman's duty to his charges, the Indians.  A vivid, tense story of the period, colorful, dramatic and with a thread of romance skillfully interwoven. An ideal story for older boys and girls.

The artist is particularly successful in historical romance and has interpreted the spirit of the tale and the glamour of the period in his drawings.

From the dust jacket of the 1930 printing