Chronicles events of the Mowhawk Valley that were vital to the formation of the United States.

PART I: River between the mountains. On an Indian river -- Muster at Albany -- The Battle of Lake George -- A rumored gift -- The missionary -- -- Illustrations -- -- PART II: Vale of Nettles. A revolutionary idea -- Estranged neighbors -- Map: Lake Champlain and Lake George 1776-1777 -- At the barricades -- A ravine too far -- Sorrow on the land -- Map: The Sullivan-Clinton expedition, 1779 -- To make a desert -- Map: The Mohawk River Valley 1775-1783 -- Tenonanatche farewell.