About the Book

Life or Land, A McCargar Story is about two Scottish brothers who went to Canada after escaping their home life to join the British army in 1775 with General John Burgoyne and became part of the 21st regiment of foot. There was a revolution brewing across the Atlantic and land was being offered in exchange for service. It is a risk they choose to take. Life or Land, A McCargar story is about their journey, their capture, their survival and finding their wives.

“The McCargars in the United States and Canada are descendants of Thomas. The story is fiction based on true facts and there is a McCargar website dedicated to the McCargar genealogy and history of which I have no claim.

It’s an interesting story that has always intrigued me. Thomas fought for both sides and was a bigamist. I wanted to explain how a person, because of their circumstances, would do what they had to, to survive and live a life.”