John Sayles has written another historical epic, this time following a pair of young Scots from the Battle of Culloden in 1746 to colonial America. Pawns in the deadly game of history game where the rules keep changing, Jamie and Jenny continue to cross paths with each other, as well as some of the leading figures of the era—the devious Lord Lovat; a young and ambitious George Washington; and the Lenape chief feared throughout the Ohio Valley, Shingas the Terrible.
The novelist, screenwriter, actor, and celebrated director talks with WAMC's Joe Donahue about his latest novel.