Rob Roy MacGregor: His Life and Times - Hardcover

Murray, W. H.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0904002985 ISBN 13: 9780904002980

Publisher: Richard Drew Publishing Ltd, 1982

Synopsis

Rob Roy MacGregor, Scotland's most romantic, elusive hero, was an outlaw and a life-long enemy of Montrose. So well-known was he that no one thought to write down a physical description of him, or any direct record of his childhood and youth. Thus, tracking down Rob Roy today is to embark upon a painstaking search through archives, estate records and folk myths, enriched and confused by the romantic yarns that have grown up around him. W.H. Murray brings together new interpretations of Rob Roy's life and times to produce a new understanding of the character, actions and motives of a man who became a myth and symbol of Scotland. Murray shows that Rob Roy's renown stems from his remarkable force of character, rather than his politics or his place in the writings of Sir Walter Scott. His political mission outwardly failed, but his extraordinary resolution in adversity has earned him his place in history and legend.

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About the Author

W.H.Murray, a Scotsman by birth, is the author of over twenty books, amongthem some of the finest contributions of modern times to the literatureof mountain travel and exploration, at home and abroad. His worksinclude The Story of Everest (1953), Maelstrom (1962), and The Islands of Western Scotland(1974). His awards include an honorary doctorate from the University ofStirling (1975), the OBE (1966), and the Mungo Park Medal of the RSGS(1950), the latter for exploratory travel in the central Himalaya. In1951, Murray was deputy leader of the Mount Everest expedition which discovered the route to the summit.

Edition details

• Publisher: Richard Drew Publishing Ltd
• Publication date: 1982
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0904002985
• ISBN 13: 9780904002980
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 320