The story of the PT Boats in World War II.

    Through his help and her own daring, she escapes to America, determined to find the security she is looking for in the household of Edmund Winter, a wealthy Tory merchant.But time and events move too quickly for her. Caught up in the bitter strife between Tory and rebel, she struggles to find her place in a world of turbulent ideas and actions where the familiar patterns are broken and her own values must change. Based on actual incidents in Revolutionary history in Falmouth, Maine, Katharine Leslie is a gripping and moving tale, highlighted by sensitive black and white illustrations by Polly Bolian.