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Alex Mackenzie was a Scottish lad born in 1754 in the Scottish lowlands on the border between Scotland and England Alex his father and his two older brothers were members of the last band of Reivers outlaws that operated along the border A few years before the start of the American Revolutionary War Alex ran afoul of the British authorities they were on his trail and wanted him dead His only alternative was to leave Scotland for Ireland and then from there sail to America The colonies in America were supposed to be a place where people could get a new start in life and explore new opportunities America was supposed to be a place where people could put down stakes and put old feuds behind them or was it Och that tears it it s all gang agley said Alex s father Ye are going to hae to set aff from Scotland for a wee bit Alex laddie Where should I go Ireland said John Ye can find wark at the Plantation of Ulster and get back on yer feet there Ye might hae t stay in Ireland quite a spell until this all blows oer How am I going to get there Weel Hugh chimed in the distance from Scotland to Ireland is less than fourteen miles at the closest point we can probably swim o er there just like swimming across a loch said Hugh with a grin and a gleam in his eye We said Alex Who invited you along Ye don t think Robber and I would let ye go o er the Sheuch alane do ye laddie replied Hugh Kings Pinnacle March Hare Novels Book 1 I thoroughly enjoyed the tale of Alex and his brothers They were engaging strong intelligent and despite the fact they were Reivers very likable The author wove real life events into their story upon arrival to the new colonies of America. Kings pinnacle fire I found the war descriptions got old really fast and found myself skimming over the movements of the troops to get to the meat of the story Other than that this was good background as to how they lived during this period of time 337 The Kings Pinnacle was easily heading to 5 stars until about 75% of the book was read The last quarter of the book the author seemed to rush to finish character story lines which led to a very disappointing ending 337
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Kindle Kings pinnacle gradebook The descriptions were very thorough and at times you could nearly feel like you were running through the forest with Native Americans on your tail
