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William wallace was a member of the lesser nobility, but little is definitely known of his family history or even his parentage. In the forest laird, jack whytes masterful storytelling breathes life into wallace s tale, giving listeners an amazing character study of the man who helped shape scotlands future. In a word, if you admire william wallace, dont read this book. He forest laird book ottawa public library bibliocommons. Dec 11, 2012 the forest laird is the tale of william wallace, the great hero of the scottish wars of independence. Book two of jack whytes the braveheart chronicles, resistance.
Two boys, not yet in their teens, william wallace and his cousin jamie. In the second novel of his the guardians series after the forest laird. Although he is the book s protagonist, wallace himself is curiously remote, as if whyte can. The history of scotland is tragic and intriguing, and this story of william wallace is the same. Publication date 2012 topics wallace, william, sir, d. In the predawn hours of august 24th, 5, in londons s. Contactless delivery and your first delivery is free. Wallace s story leads us through his many livesas an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. Thank you totally much for downloading the myth of william wallace. Compra tu kindle aqui, or download a free kindle reading app. A tale of william wallace the guardians, book 1 audio cd library genesis download the fores.
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