The packhorseman /:

In April 1735, twenty-year-old William MacGregor, possessing little more than a bottle of Scotch whiskey and a set of Shakespeare's plays, arrives in Charles Town, South Carolina, to make his fortune in the New World. The Scottish Highlands, while dear to his heart, were in steep economic decli...

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1. Verfasser: Hudson, Charles M.
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, ©2009.
Schriftenreihe:Fire ant books.
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Zusammenfassung:In April 1735, twenty-year-old William MacGregor, possessing little more than a bottle of Scotch whiskey and a set of Shakespeare's plays, arrives in Charles Town, South Carolina, to make his fortune in the New World. The Scottish Highlands, while dear to his heart, were in steep economic decline and hopelessly entangled in dangerous political intrigue. With an uncle in Carolina, the long ocean voyage seemed his best chance for a new start. He soon discovers that the Jacobite politics of Scotland extend to Carolina, and when his mouth gets him in trouble with the Charles Town locals, dimming h.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xii, 266 pages) : map.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780817382407
0817382402

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