Fleeing Ireland to escape England's iron-fisted rule in the mid-1800s, young Martin Shannon survives a rugged voyage to New York. Along the way he accepts responsibility for the fates of a 15-year-old girl and a bewitching seven-year-old orphan named Lily. Together they struggle to reach Dubuque, Iowa.Eventually Martin joins the Union Army and sets off to help free the world of slavery. After months of non-stop fighting, he finds himself in the deep...