Petite Orphelin Isle, a tiny Caribbean island near Haiti, where the descendants of African slaves, survivors of an ancient shipwreck, have lived not only in harmony, but also in prosperity for over three-hundred years. Although they might not seem prosperous to the "civilized" world, having no electricity, television or computers, and the only vehicle on the island is a 1904 steam tractor, to Donte Manuxet, age thirteen, proficient in mechanical skills...