A Bird On The Wing: Bonnie Prince Charlie's Flight from Culloden Retraced (Fiction - General) - Hardcover

Ure, Sir John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0094698902 ISBN 13: 9780094698901

Publisher: Constable, 1992

Synopsis

Retracing the steps of the fugitive Prince Charles Edward Stuart - Bonnie Prince Charlie - after his defeat at Culloden, this book offers insights into highland life and clan history. The author walked the hillsides and glens of the Highlands and sailed to Skye and the Outer Hebrides in following the route of the Prince's five-month flight, which was characterized by narrow escapes, hunger, fatigue and dependence on the loyalty of strangers.

About this title

About the Author:

Sir John Ure, former British Ambassador to Cuba, Brazil and Sweden, is the author of, among other travel and historical books, The Cossacks and The Trail of Tamerlane. He writes regularly on travel for the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, and has served on the council of the Royal Geographical Society and as chariman of the Thomas Cook 'Travel Book of the Year' panel. His recreation in Who's Who is 'travelling uncomfortably in remote places and writing about it comfortably afterwards'.

About this edition

• Publisher: Constable
• Publication date: 1992
• ISBN 10: 0094698902
• ISBN 13: 9780094698901
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 224