About the Author:

John C. Philips, an avid reader of historical fiction, decided to use his extensive knowledge of his family’s Anderson genealogy to write a fictional story about his ancestor, William Anderson. He was born in Washington, D.C., raised in Bethesda, Maryland and graduated from Catawba College in 1952. After serving in the army, he received a second degree in chemistry from the University of South Carolina and then embarked upon a forty-year career as a process engineer. He has three children, two step daughters, seven grandchildren and resides in Las Vegas, Nevada with his wife, Harriette.
About the Book:

About Anderson's Bottom
2004 Edition: Perfect bound; 232 pages; 6 x 9 inches
ISBN: 0-9748730-3-9 $14.95
Anderson's Bottom tells the story of William Anderson as he left Scotland to start life in the Americas. Forced from his native land in 1716 by the German mercenaries of King George, William took passage on The Ulster Queen, bound for Annapolis, Maryland. Filled with carefully researched period history and accurate lifestyles, the book is an engaging telling of William Anderson’s adventures as he helped expand the American frontier and build a legacy for his family.
2004 Edition: Perfect bound; 232 pages; 6 x 9 inches
ISBN: 0-9748730-3-9 $14.95
Anderson's Bottom tells the story of William Anderson as he left Scotland to start life in the Americas. Forced from his native land in 1716 by the German mercenaries of King George, William took passage on The Ulster Queen, bound for Annapolis, Maryland. Filled with carefully researched period history and accurate lifestyles, the book is an engaging telling of William Anderson’s adventures as he helped expand the American frontier and build a legacy for his family.