Colonel Alexander McKee was a colonial British Indian agent who preferred to remain loyal to the government which had long employed him when the colonies decided to sever connections with the motherland. Since the rebellion proved successful, Alexander found himself out of step with the new order of patriotism which prevailed so strongly after the war and so his devotion to his government was condemned as a vice rather than as a virtue. This book explores the division within the McKee family that occurred when Alexander chose to remain loyal to the British crown while the majority of his kin supported the patriot cause.