In 1775, the British invaded Philadelphia. Sally Wister, a sixteen year-old girl was sent to the country-side to avoid harm. During her time there, in order to keep a friend up-to-date, she kept a journal. This lively diary has not been available to the book-buying public in nearly a hundred years, but is a vital and delightful historical record of a young girl's life during a perilous and all-important time in American history.