In early nineteenth century Pennsylvania, a dispute concerning the boundary line of a valuable quarry comes between the Carpenters, owners of a local tavern, and the Landises, Mennonite farmers.

"This book explores the people, places, and history of the Pennsylvania Colony"--

Relates the history of the Colony of Pennsylvania from its founding by William Penn in 1681 to statehood in 1787.

When his traveling salesman father is murdered in nineteenth-century Pennsylvania, spirited twelve-year-old Thomas Walker forges an unlikely partnership with surly ex-ranger Henry Stands, who embarks on a perilous quest for vengeance.