"For the sake of bringing the long-drawn-out American War for Independence to a close, Peter Treegate endeavors to do the impossible. It is his task to bring together an alliance, albeit a temporary one, between feuding Scottish clans now settled in the Carolina hills. The end result is Treegate's Raiders, a fierce fighting force who take part in two of the small, but crucial battles that help to defeat the British, King's Mountain and Cowpens"--