Arriving in Charles Town, the MacKinnons provisioned a wagon and headed north up the Old Philadelphia Road to Rockingham, North Carolina.

Along the way, they survived an angry bear attack, another monstrous hurricane, marauding-raping highwaymen and are saved and nourished by a friendly tribe of Cherokees.

Settling in Rockingham, the MacKinnons labored and eventually built a successful horse farm and cotton business. It was a colorful place: Local blood feuds, serious horse racing, moonshining, itinerant "preying" preachers, lustful encounters, vicious home invaders, relentless "regulators" (vigilantes), more bears, gators and other assorted predators!

Featuring a colorful and remarkable cast of characters, the MacKinnon story, "The New Landers", is an American epic saga you simply will not put down!