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Thirteen-year-old Matthew must defend his family's land claim in the Maine wilderness of 1768.
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A colonial family seeks a new life in the uncharted Maine wilderness in 1768. Their hopes, dreams, and survival as a family are put to the supreme test when the father is forced to leave his 13-year-old son, Matt (Fletcher), alone to protect their claim while he returns home to retrieve the rest of his family and their belongings. Matt is eager to prove he is not just a boy, but loneliness, the threat of Indians, a menacing frontiersman (Chakin) and harsh conditions mark his dangerous vigil. He meets a young Penobscot Indian. Their distrust and hatred blossoms into a friendship that teaches Matt about survival, trust, understanding and loyalty.
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