A synopsis of the novel can be found at this site: http://historicalnovels-wcc.blogspot.co ... -1933.html
Peter Merrill is the son of a shipbuilder and a fourth-generation native son. As the novel opens in March 1776, Peter and his younger brother Nathaniel are in London on a mission to sell one of their father's ships. A letter from home tells of the hardships suffered by those in their home town of Arundel, MA, who seem to lack zeal in support of the Revolution. The elder Merrill asks his sons to return as soon as possible, as their stay in London has aroused the suspicions of the local Patriots. Upon their return, they are persuaded to join a company preparing to march from Arundel to reinforce General Benedict Arnold's little American army in resisting a British invasion from Canada.
The brothers are not entirely convinced that taking on the British army is a good idea, but realize that their family will be safe from patriotic persecution only if the Merrills join the cause. Their story joins with Arnold's from the strategic retreat from Canada through the climactic American victory at Saratoga, New York.
Another good blog entry can be found here: http://thebeakspeaks.blogspot.com/2010/ ... nneth.html
One of the few Campbell Playhouse shows that survives in very good sound, although it's not really one of their best shows. Welles was much more convincing as another military authority figure, Capt. Bligh in "Mutiny on the Bounty", the previous year.
Frances Dee ("I Walked With a Zombie") made her second Campbell appearance, after the now-lost "Come and Get It" in December '38.
Available for listening at https://archive.org/details/otr_campbellplayhouse