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Orphaned Lady Jane, daughter of an English earl, departs her homeland for Charlestown, South Carolina, in 1776. There she finds her family divided over the American Revolution, while the war itself pits her former country against her new home. Facing secret romance, family feuds, and the pull for independence, Jane must decide who she will become.
First publish date: 2002
Genre: Children's Fiction/Children's Adventure
Authors: William Lavender
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