Salute to Adventurers (Abridged)

Salute to Adventurers takes place in the 1680s and begins as the hero, Andrew Garvald, while on his way to Glasgow, takes a cut across the moors, and meeting Elspeth Blair, and a religious fanatic known as Muckle John Gib. Later Andrew encounters Ninian Campbell, coming to his aid when Campbell is attacked by ruffians in a Glasgow back street.
Andrew is sent by his uncle as his merchant representative to Virginia where he initially experiences hostility because of his attempts to reform tra...