The enclosure movement brought many Scots to exile in America in the middle of the nineteenth century. A fifteen-year-old boy describes the brutality that accompanied the usurpation of small farms of Northern Scotland for sheep grazing and his own role that led to crime and flight to the New World.
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Mollie Hunter (1922-2012) wrote more than 25 novels for children since 1953, incorporating a life-long exploration of Scotland's folklore and history into her stories. She received numerous awards and honours for her books, including the New York Times Outstanding Books of the Year Award, the Boston Globe Horn Book Award and the Carnegie Medal.
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