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The Bard: A Mountain Folk Tale
Iain mac Mhurchaidh 'ic Fhearchair, the poet more commonly known as John MacRae, could out-write and out-sing anyone else in the Highlands. But grasping landlords and unscrupulous tax collectors drive him to leave his beloved Scotland and relocate his family to the colony of North Carolina, where they settle on the banks of the Cape Fear River. That is where Kess, a ranger for a nation of magical Merfolk, hopes to find her beloved bard and once again hear one of his marvelous songs. As the American Revolution pits neighbor against neighbor, however, Kess and John MacRae must face another mortal threat — a monstrous flying creature with an insatiable taste for blood!
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The Ranger of the Ceasg
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Kess, a Merfolk ranger, first met her beloved bard on the banks of a Highland stream. Can she find John MacRae again in the wilds of North Carolina?
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Formed by the convergence of two Piedmont rivers, the Cape Fear was an essential route for settlers heading inland from Wilmington to build new communities in the Carolina backcountry.
The Bard of Kintail
Watery Path of the Pioneers
Patriots of the Backcountry
John MacRae was one of Scotland’s greatest poets even before he immigrated to America in 1774 and entered the realm of legend — and became a central character in The Bard.
Patriots of the Backcountry
Patriots of the Backcountry
Patriots of the Backcountry
In joining the American rebellion against British rule, Carolina Patriots cited a wide range of grievances — from unjust taxes and government extravagance to religious liberty and free trade.
Revolution in the Carolinas
Patriots of the Backcountry
Revolution in the Carolinas
When news of Lexington and Concord arrive in Mecklenburg and other Carolina counties in May 1775, local leaders begin to set up new governments and prepare for the coming war.
The Price of Loyalty
Patriots of the Backcountry
Revolution in the Carolinas
For many residents of the Carolinas, both private interest and public duty argued for loyalty to the Crown. Newly arrived Highlanders formed a sizable percentage of Tory militiamen.
The Founder of Churches
The Founder of Churches
The Founder of Churches
Minister to the Gaelic speakers of North Carolina, John Bethune sides with the British Crown during the War and pays a high price.
Battle at the Bridge
The Founder of Churches
The Founder of Churches
As Gaelic poet John MacRae and his fellow Loyalists march towards the sea to meet their British allies, American Patriots assemble at Moore’s Creek to halt the Tory advance.
Shadow of the Sisters
The Founder of Churches
Shadow of the Sisters
From her hiding place in the River Shiel, under the shadow of the Five Sisters mountains, Kess first hears the voice of John MacRae. The Ceasg ranger is thoroughly entranced by his song.