Prepare for America's 250th and read an amazing true story of a young sailor during the American Revolution for readers ages 8-14.
     The Revolutionary War is raging, and 12-year-old Christopher Hawkins runs away to follow his dream of being a sailor and a patriot. During his sea adventure on an American privateer, the British capture his ship. Quick-witted Christopher escapes at his first opportunity.
     At 17, Christopher joins another American privateer but is soon captured by the British. This time, he is delivered to the notorious British ship HMS Jersey, the war’s deadliest prison. Armed with only courage, cunning, and a sense of humor, Christopher Hawkins will face death unless he can escape from his British captors twice more.

This tale of survival is adapted and expanded from the author’s great-great-great-great-grandfather’s oft-quoted memoir, The Adventures of Christopher Hawkins. Christopher's escape leads him through New York City, Sag Harbor, Long Island, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.