Pretty Young Rebel The Life of Flora Macdonald
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A SPECTATOR and SCOTSMAN BOOK of THE YEAR'so well researched, pacily written and sympathetic to the Auld Cause that it almost makes one a Jacobite' andrew Roberts, Spectator‘Enthralling . . . Throws u...
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A SPECTATOR and SCOTSMAN BOOK of THE YEAR'so well researched, pacily written and sympathetic to the Auld Cause that it almost makes one a Jacobite' andrew Roberts, Spectator‘Enthralling . . . Throws us straight into the fresh air, heather, rain and midges of the Hebrides, followed by the swamps and creeks of North America . . . Full of unforgettable glimpses’ The TimesThe year is 1746. The Jacobite rebellion has failed catastrophically and Scotland is reeling in the devastating aftermath of the battle of Culloden. Far to the west, on an island in the Outer Hebrides, twenty-four-year-old Flora Macdonald is woken in the dead of night by a messenger with urgent intelligence. Bonnie Prince Charlie is outside, begging for her help. With Flora's assistance, the Stuart prince is disguised as an Irish maid and smuggled to the Isle of Skye, evading government troops. Flora’s bravery and determination will see her immortalised in ballads and proclaimed a Scottish heroine. But her efforts also result in her capture and detention in London. Released the following year and returning to Skye, Flora goes on to marry and emigrate to North Carolina, only then to be caught up in the American Revolutionary War. In Pretty Young Rebel, award-winning biographer Flora Fraser tells the remarkable story of Flora Macdonald. It is a tale of adventure and daring, wit and charm, struggle and survival, and of a woman who showed extraordinary courage in the face of great danger.
Detaljer
Forlag
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
ISBN
9781408879856
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
320
Udgivelsesdato
14-09-2023
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
3236369
EAN nr.
9781408879856
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
20
Bredde (mm)
199
Længde (mm)
130
Vægt (g)
244