Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder by Malcolm Archibald

Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder by Malcolm Archibald

Although the nineteenth-century elite looked on the Highlands and Islands as a sporting paradise, for the indigenous population it was a turbulent place. Rather than a rural idyll, the glens and moors were home to poachers and whisky smugglers, while the towns were always ready to explode into riot and disorder. Even the Hebridean seas had their dangers while the islands seethed with discontent. Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder reveals the reality behind the facade of romantic tartan and vast estates. Augmenting the usual quota of petty thefts and assaults, the Highlands had a coastal town where riots were endemic, an island rocked by a triple murder, a mob besieging the jail at Dornoch and religious troubles in the Black Isle. Add the charming thief who targeted tourist hotels and an Exciseman who was hanged for forgery, and the hidden history of the Highlands is unearthed in all its unique detail.

Malcolm Archibald is the author of Dance If Ye Can: A Dictionary of Scottish Battles .

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ISBN 13	9781845026967
ISBN 10	1845026969
Titel	Whisky Wars, Riots and Murder
Autor	Malcolm Archibald
Buchzustand	Nicht verfügbar
Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Bonnier Books Ltd
Erscheinungsjahr	2013-09-01
Seitenanzahl	256
Hinweis auf dem Einband	Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden.