1756년, 뉴욕 주는 여전히 영국의 식민지였고, 프랑스인들과 인디언들은 에드워드네 가족에게 지속적으로 위협을 가했다. 그의 아버지가 군에 불려가게 되자, 엄마와 어린 트루디를 보호할 수 있는 사람은 오직 에드워드 뿐이었다. 아버지는 에드워드에게 거대한 화승총을 다루는 법을 알려주었다. 그 총은 에드워드보다 두 배나 더 긴 오래된 스페인 총이었는데, 과연 위험이 닥쳤을 때 에드워드는 그걸 다룰 수 있었을까?

In 1756, New York State was still a British colony, and the French and the Indians were constant threats to Edward and his family. When his father was called away to watch for a raid from the north, only Edward was left to protect Mama and little Trudy. His father had shown him how to use the huge matchlock gun, an old Spanish gun that was twice as long as he was, but would Edward be able to handle it if trouble actually came? This classic, first published in 1941, has an updated, kid-friendly format that includes the original black-and-white illustrations.