In 1776, the rebellion of the American colonies against British rule was crushed.
As battles unfold and falsehoods are exposed, Creighton must decide where his loyalties lie...a choice that could determine the fate of a nation.".
But the English general expects the spoiled yet loyal Creighton to spy on Franklin.
Having been shipped off against his will, with nothing but a distance for English authorities, Creighton befriends Franklin, and lands a job with his print shop.
Now, in 1777-the Year of the hangman-George Washington is awaiting execution, Benjamin Franklin\'s banned rebel newspaper, Liberty Tree , has gone underground, and young ne\'er-do-well Creighton Brown, a fifteen-year-old Brit, has just arrived in the colonies.
In 1776, the rebellion of the American colonies against British rule was crushed