A Fascinating Work Of Historical Fiction Explores A Woman
Who Worked Against Britain During A Scottish Revolt & Then
For The British Against The Colonies in the Revolutionary War
K.L. Huntley, whose career has stretched across from the music industry to prison employee and then to a rural K-12 teacher in Montana, has penned a unique novel about a fascinating historical figure that she came across while researching her Scottish genealogy.
Misneach, The Story of Flora MacDonald is a well-researched, fast-paced, and accurate work of historical fiction that highlights the amazing real-life story of an incredibly strong, literate, courageous, and resilient woman who played key roles in both the history of Scotland and the American Revolution.
The book details MacDonald’s risky actions three centuries ago to aid Prince John Edward Stuart. She became a hero for the Scottish people who believed that Stuart was the rightful heir to the throne. However, when news of her actions reached the British government, she was concerned that she would be arrested. The book also details her life after the incident. Eventually, she and her family moved to the American colonies. During this time, the Revolutionary War is just beginning. She faced extreme difficulties in a new country when her husband decided to enlist in the British Army.
All of the characters in this novel were actual people with the exception of one mixed-race woman, who was needed to tie events together. Misneach is the word for courage in Gaelic and certainly describes MacDonald, whose courage was called upon multiple times during her lifetime. She was a major player assisting in the escape of Prince Stuart after the Battle of Culloden and then, after immigrating to the colonies, became embroiled in the American Revolution.
Huntley will discuss the following in an interview:
- Discovering the courageous exploits of a woman who risked her life and freedom to make a difference and alter the course of history.
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How this woman opposed the Brits in Scotland but became a British loyalist during America’s fight for independence.
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How history is often made up of ordinary people doing extraordinary things.
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What happened when England quelled a Scottish uprising.
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Little known but important facts of American and British history.
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Why she decided to write this book after tracing her heritage to when America was a colony.
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Why Huntley’s work in a prison inspired her to become a teacher and writer.
“I was intrigued that MacDonald’s family actively opposed King Charles II (Culloden) but when coming to the colonies, she became a loyalist to King Charles III during the American revolution. I strongly feel that her story deserves to be told, says Huntley.”
About The Author:
Born and raised in Los Angeles, CA, she and her husband raised their two sons on 10 acres of historic Tuolumne, CA, alongside goats, chickens, and ponies. Later, she moved to 40 acres in Heron, Montana, sharing her land with elk, deer, horses, and bears. She earned a BS in Education from the University of Idaho, but had attended a dozen other colleges and universities prior to graduating.
Her first career was in the music industry. Next, she became a criminal law specialist in the California Prison System. Her work there inspired her to get a teaching certificate and is now an elementary school teacher.
She joined the Montana Geographical Alliance and was eventually recruited by National Geographic to act as a lobbyist for Geography. Geography, a broad umbrella of subjects, was not included in the original act of No Child Left Behind. So, off to DC she went, in 2007, to represent Montana’s and meet with U.S senators.
Her other books include Sociopaths I’ve Known and Loved and A Chick Named Charlie.
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