Show Notes
Before America secured its independence, one woman discovered that the greatest battles are sometimes fought against those closest to home. As revolution spreads across the colonies, Prudence Cummings Wright finds herself caught between divided loyalties. While her husband answers the call of the Patriot cause, her own brothers remain faithful to the British Crown. But when word reaches Pepperell, Massachusetts, that a Loyalist courier carries intelligence that could threaten the fight for li...
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