Alasdair MacColla and the Highland Problem in the Seventeenth Century book by David Stevenson
Language: English
Published by John Donald Publishers Ltd, 1980
- Hardcover
- Used
Seller: West Cove UK, Wellington, United KingdomWest Cove UK
AbeBooks seller since December 16, 2019
Condition: Used - Very good
US$ 55.02
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Immediate dispatch from Somerset. Nice older book in good condition. Pages in good condition. Spine faded. Year 1980. Hardcover. English. See images for condition. About the book >.>.> THIS book tries to do three things. Firstly, it provides the first biography of Alasdair MacColla who, though one of the greatest warriors of Highland tradition, has remained a shadowy figure where written history is concerned, only emerging from obscurity in 1644-5 when he acted as the Marquis of Montrose's second in command. Secondly, explaining Alasdair's part in the Montrose campaigns and assessing his achievements as a soldier provides an opportunity for a general reassessment (long overdue) of these campaigns. They are usually only examined from Montrose's point of view; to take instead the contribution of the Irish and the Highlanders to the campaigns as a starting point helps provide (it is hoped) new insights into events, and raises doubts about Montrose's own accounts of his actions, as well as about accounts by those whose starting point has been uncritical hero-worship of him. Thirdly, in placing the lives of Alasdair and his father in the broader context of seventeenth century H.…
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- Title
- Alasdair MacColla and the Highland Problem in the Seventeenth Century book by David Stevenson
- Author
- David Stevenson
- Publisher
- John Donald Publishers Ltd
- Publication year
- 1980
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
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West Cove UK
Wellington, United Kingdom
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