The Highland Clearances
Prebble, John, 1915-20012000
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Following his reconstruction of the moorland battle in Culloden, John Prebble recounts how the Highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine and poverty. While the chiefs grew rich, the people died of cholera or famine.
Main title:
The Highland Clearances / John Prebble.
Author:
Prebble, John, 1915-2001, author
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1969.
Collation:
336 pages : maps ; 20 cm.
Notes:
Originally published: London: Secker & Warburg, 1963.Includes bibliographical references (p. 317-319) and index.
ISBN:
9780140028379 (pbk)0140028374 (pbk)
Dewey class:
333.3'35'094115'09034333.33509411509034941.108941.081941.107941.1941.07941.15941.073941.1072333.335
Local class:
941.107941.11941.07941.1333.35333.335SH16/B
Language:
English
Subject:
Land tenure -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 18th centuryLand tenure -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryForced migration -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 18th centuryForced migration -- Scotland -- Highlands -- History -- 19th centuryHighland ClearancesLand tenure -- Highlands of Scotland -- HistoryHighlands (Scotland) -- Emigration and immigrationHighlands (Scotland) -- History -- 18th centuryHighlands (Scotland) -- History -- 19th centuryHighlands -- History
Index terms:
CullodenEmigrationScotlandHistory
BRN:
193478
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