The Steel Bonnets: Story of the Anglo-Scottish Border Reivers - Hardcover

Fraser, George MacDonald

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002172615 ISBN 13: 9780002172615

Publisher: The Harvill Press, 1986

Synopsis

The Steel Bonnets - the story of how the reivers organised and ran their raids, operated their blackmail, extortion and terrorism. Plus how the wardens and marches fought this lawless community across the English and Scottish Border.

About this title

Review:

"A remarkably successful book on a fascinating subject, well organized and well written." —Time's Literary Supplement

About the Author:

The author of the famous ‘Flashman Papers’ and the ‘Private McAuslan’ stories, George MacDonald Fraser has worked on newspapers in Britain and Canada. In addition to his novels he has also written numeous films, most notably ‘The Three Musketeers’, ‘The Four Musketeers’, and the James Bond film, ‘Octopussy’. George Macdonald Fraser died in January 2008 at the age of 82.

About this edition

• Publisher: The Harvill Press
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0002172615
• ISBN 13: 9780002172615
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 404