The Remarkable Cause: A Novel of James Lovell and the Crucible of the Revolution

James Lovell desperately wants to help the American cause, but alone in a cold, dark cell in the Boston Stone Jail, his dreams seem a faint illusion.

In icy March winds, pounded by the Americans' cannon, General Howe evacuates British troops and Loyalists from Boston. James Lovell is forced into a ship bound for Halifax, while his father and family take passage for the British stronghold in the ship's upper berth. In jail in Halifax, James can only write letters and pray for release, hoping ...