Culloden and the Last Clansman

Hunter, James

ISBN 10: 1840184833 / ISBN 13: 9781840184839

Published by Mainstream Publishing, 2001

Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 12506022-6

Synopsis:

In May 1752 in the Scottish Highlands, a rider is shot dead by a hidden gunman. The murdered man is Colin Campbell, a government agent heading for nearby Duror where he plans to evict Duror's farming tenants and replace them with his relatives. Colin Campbell's killer escapes. But Britain's rulers insist that this challenge to their authority must be paid for with a hanging. The sacrificial victim is James Stewart who, from his Duror home, has been organizing resistance to the murdered man's evictions. Stewart is a verteran of the Highland uprising which culminated in the Battle of Culloden in April 1746. Back in Duror he saw home after home torched by troops sent to bring the Highlanders to heel. But Stewart, refusing to knuckle under, takes on the officials?among them Colin Campbell?who are trying to impose British rule on the Highlands. Colin Campbell's killing rocked 18th-century Britain and became the inspiration for Robert Louis Stevenson's classic novel, Kidnapped. And ever since the fatal shot was fired, people have argued about who actually pulled the trigger.

Review: "A fascinating retelling of the Appin murder" (The Herald)

"A stunning chronicle of the uprising and the subsequent Appin Murder" (Daily Record)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Culloden and the Last Clansman
Publisher: Mainstream Publishing
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good