This novel follows the life of a Scot (who is forced to immigrate to America) during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. In particular, the book focuses upon the little known history of the American southeast, up to and including the Battle of New Orleans. By chronicling...
During the 18th and early 19th Centuries, English landlords began and completed the process of evicting tenant farmers and shepherds from the Scottish Highlands. These so-called "Clearances" relocated the Highlanders to the coastal lowlands where farming on marginal land added...