The Mine: Tales From a Revolution - Connecticut

Alec Tinsworth joined the Loyalist militia to restore his family's fortunes after his Connecticut neighbors rebelled against the British Crown. His own luck runs out when he is captured and thrown into the most notorious prison in the colony-a dank, abandoned copper mine. Hunger, disease, and his fellow prisoners all put his very survival in question. A desperate escape plan and new friendships are all that keep Alec going...but ...