Curzon is a runaway slave in Revolutionary War-era New York who strikes a deal with his master to join the army in exchange for freedom. However, when Curzon is wounded and captured, his master's plans change. Curzon eventually finds work as a soldier but endures great hardships as he is starved and his shoes are stolen. The story is about Curzon's struggle for freedom and survival during the Revolutionary War.
2. The British at war with America
Curzon is a runaway slave in need of food
and weapons to survive being a lonely
soul in the night.
3. Being a slave
. Being a slave was a hard
and sometimes painful
experience. But Curzon
was not willing to give up
just yet. Curzon was a
young slave in the state of
New York seeking to make
a deal with his master.
Curzons master
Bellingham applies him
into the army and claims
once done with his service
he may be free. But when
Curzon gets wounded, and
captured into a jailhouse
Bellingham's plans
change
4. Being free!
You have freed us!
Curzon exclaims as he
and his fellow friend
Isabel are newly freed
slaves. Isabel and
Curzon then split up
by the choice of going
to totally different
places and Curzon is
forced to find work
without being
captured and sold.
5. The life of a solider
Curzon finds work as a solider fighting for Americas
freedom from the King. Curzon has been starved almost
to death, freezing in the cold helpless hut, and shoes
have been stolen, forcing him to walk in the snow.