Will Peter, a nine year old boy, succumb to the same harsh circumstances as others on the journey? As the fate of a family relies on the kindness of a scandalous gambler, that same gambler tries to entrap Peter's friend. Can a hometown teen save his friend's life?
And when a young woman faces death as she has a baby on a wooden ship, disease is rampant and help is short. The couple relies on the experience of the town matriarch. Teenagers are forced away from their family and food is scarce. Conditions on a sailing ship are abhorrent and several people succumb to Typhus. How will Peter survive?
Only the wealthy have enough to eat. Separated from others they drink and gamble. Only one woman shows compassion, but can she save a young man from being brutally harmed?
In a time when kingdoms are falling and nations are being born, the dawning of the Age of Steam brings great change. Who could the nine year old boy rely on? Who should he avoid as he travels from Liverpool to Boston? This is the tale of the Boy from Prussia.
