Description
On a hillside near Ballachulish in May 1752, Colin Campbell, a government agent travelling to evict farm tenants, was assassinated. Campbell's killer evaded capture, but Britain's rulers insisted this challenge to their authority must result in a hanging. The chosen victim was James Stewart, a Jacobite veteran who was organising resistance to Campbell's takeover of lands long held by his clan, the Appin Stewarts. In a continuation of the terror tactics used after Culloden, his corpse hung for months to intimidate the community he had served.
Details
  • Author: Hunter, James
  • Publisher: Birlinn Ltd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Publication Date: 01/07/2021
  • ISBN: 9781780277202
  • B-Code: B055540
  • Illustrated:
  • Pages: 320
  • Dimensions: 198x129mm
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