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About this Book:

This is the last of five books about the authors family. The first four books deal with his family in North America and covers some 8 generations of ancestors. They migrated to the North American colonies of England, established themselves here and migrated west as part of the great westward migration of the 1800. It is an easy read meant to interest his descendants in their history and heritage.

About the Author:

The author was born December 19, 1941 in Butler County, Missouri and raised in a small farming community in Southeast Missouri, (Pemiscot County) commonly known as ‘The Bootheel”. He graduated from Cooter High School in 1959 and Campbell University, Buies Creek, North Carolina in 1963. He earned a Masters Degree in History from the University of Texas, Arlington, Texas in 2005 and is currently enrolled in their Doctoral program. His varied business career includes a four-year stint as a schoolteacher, ten years as an Aviation Underwriter for a leading Aviation Insurance company and twenty years as a Marine Insurance Consultant. He retired in 2001 from his own consulting firm. He is a member of the Sons of the American Revolution, and The General Society, Sons of the Revolution. He has qualified seven (7) ancestors as soldiers in the American Revolution as certified by these two hereditary societies

Book Review:

This is a book of musings on the history and culture of Scotland and its people ranging from bagpipes to the Loch Ness monster. In a more serious vein, it relate a brief description of the Battle of Culloden and the role the author's ancestors may have played in its outcome and how they eventually escaped and came to America.

Order/Contact Info:

The book can be seen and purchased on Google Books and Amazon.com. Please contact the author direct for additional ordering information