The Storm 1776

by Tom Schneider

Synopsis

“We will be the storm.”Through a blizzard on Christmas night 1776, General Washington crosses the Delaware River and leads a desperate surprise attack on Hessian forces in Trenton, New Jersey. Among his troops will be Fourteen-year-old Nathan Smith, who plays the most consequential role of the offensive.A day earlier on Christmas Eve, a group of Hessian soldiers loot Nathan's home, murder his mother, and set his home ablaze, He and his younger sister Sarah flee amidst falling temperatures and the impending storm to find their father with the Continental Army across the Delaware. But their father Nat is on a mission for Washington that goes wrong and puts the reunion with his family, and the coming attack in jeopardy.During 72 hours in a bitter-cold December, the storm arrives and events forge a young man's mettle, test a family's bonds, and turn the tide for a young nation on the verge of defeat.

Release date: February 11, 2020

Print pages: 136