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TheHighland Clearances by Prebble, John ( Author ) ON May-31-1973, Paperback

Paperback • 1969 • English

TheHighland Clearances by Prebble, John ( Author ) ON May-31-1973, Paperback

By John Prebble

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In the terrible aftermath of the moorland battle of Culloden, the Highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. Following his magnificent reconstruction of Culloden, John Prebble 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 or, evicted from the glens to make way for sheep, were forced to emigrate to foreign lands. ‘Mr Prebble tells a terrible story excel...Show more

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ISBN

9780140028379

Publisher

Penguin Books Ltd

Published year

1969

Language

English

Original title

TheHighland Clearances by Prebble, John ( Author ) ON May-31-1973, Paperback

Format

Paperback

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