Highland Clearances

Informationen zum Autor John Prebble Klappentext In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While their chiefs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation. Zusammenfassung In the terrible aftermath of the battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Offering a reconstruction of Culloden, the author recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While their chiefs grew rich on meat and wool, the people died of cholera and starvation.

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• Authors: J. Prebble, John Prebble, Prebble John
• Publisher: Penguin Books Uk
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.1973
• EAN: 9780140028379
• ISBN: 978-0-14-002837-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Modern / 19th Century, HISTORY / Modern / 18th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Political oppression & persecution, Political oppression and persecution, C 1700 To C 1800