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Glencoe The Story Of The Massacre
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Glencoe The Story Of The Massacre Trade paperback - 1977

by Prebble, John

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Uk: Penguin Books, 1977. 1st Edition . Trade Paperback. Very Good. In Very Good Condition. May Have Minor Shelf Wear To Edges. For More Information On Condition. Please See All Photos. 'You Are Hereby Ordered To Fall Upon The Rebels, The Macdonalds Of Glencoe, And To Put All To The Sword Under Seventy.' This Was The Treacherous And Cold-Blooded Order Ruthlessly Carried Out On 13 February 1692, When The Campbells Slaughtered Their Hosts The Macdonalds At The Massacre Of Glencoe. It Was A Bloody Incident Which Had Deep Repercussions And Was The Beginning Of The Destruction Of The Highlanders. John Prebble'S Masterly Description Of The Terrible Events At Glencoe Was Praised As 'Evocative And Powerful' In The Sunday Telegraph
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  • Title Glencoe The Story Of The Massacre
  • Author Prebble, John
  • Binding Trade Paperback
  • Edition 1st Edition
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Books, Uk
  • Date 1977
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 005842
  • ISBN 9780140028973 / 0140028978
  • Weight 0.49 lbs (0.22 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.64 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 1.63 cm)
  • Dewey Decimal Code 941

Summary

You are hereby ordered to fall upon the rebels, the MacDonalds of Glencoe, and to put all to the sword under seventy.'This was the treacherous and cold-blooded order ruthlessly carried out on 13 February 1692, when the Campbells slaughtered their hosts the MacDonalds at the Massacre of Glencoe. It was a bloody incident which had deep repercussions and was the beginning of the destruction of the Highlanders.John Prebble's masterly description of the terrible events at Glencoe was praised as 'Evocative and powerful' in the Sunday Telegraph.

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About the author

John Prebble was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.

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