In 1776, one man's journey will determine the fate of a nation.

During the American Revolutionary War, Nathaniel Marten-a skilled frontier Post rider-accepts a dangerous mission: carrying the sole copy of the Declaration of Independence across the colonies to collect seven founding fathers' missing signatures.

As British forces and spies close in, Nathaniel navigates treacherous terrain and shifting loyalties, encountering Thomas Jefferson, Benjamin Franklin, and George Washington along the way. This epic quest thrusts him into the heart of a nation dividing, while he pursues an impossible love for Susannah Bowman, whose hand in marriage lies beyond his humble status.

Meanwhile, his Shawnee friend Kalawi struggles between tribal loyalty and an uncertain future, while Arthur Bowman faces the brutal reality of Washington's Continental Army.

From Philadelphia's elegant ballrooms to blood-soaked battlefields, from Virginia plantations to the Ohio frontier, "Carrying Independence" vividly examines the cost of freedom during America's founding.

As the fight for independence rages, Nathaniel discovers that uniting a document might cost him everything-unless he can first unite his own divided heart.