nɚɹˈeɪɾᵻd baɪ twˈɛlvjˈɪɹˈoʊld bˈɔɪ tˈɪm tˈɪmi mˈiːkɚ, ðə stˈoːɹi bɪɡˈɪnz æt ðə stˈɑːɹt ʌvðə ɹˌɛvəlˈuːʃənˌɛɹi wˈɔːɹ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈaɪv dˈæʃ wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɛvənhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː ɪnðə lˈɔɪəlˌɪst tˈaʊn ʌv ɹˈɛdɪŋ, kənˈɛɾɪkət.
Narrated by 12-year-old boy Tim (Timmy) Meeker, the story begins at the start of the Revolutionary War (1775-1783) in the Loyalist town of Redding, Connecticut.