The Trials of the Soldier's Wife: A Tale of the Second American Revolution

The narrative follows a soldier's wife who, after her husband's departure to war, endures hardship for the sake of her children, confronting extortion, eviction, and starvation. Attempts to secure shelter, credit, and escape fail, and she experiences legal persecution, civil detention, and a trial that divides loyalties among neighbors and officials. Complications include the husband's imprisonment and later return, the involvement of friends and adversaries, and revelations about household servants. The story traces the family's moral and physical collapse to a tragic conclusion with illness, madness, and the wife's death.