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Rob Roy MacGregor was mythologized by Sir Walter Scott but was very much a fact in the Trossachs of Scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Scott's romantic image is however, far from the rogue which Nigel Tranter portrays in this classic work.
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Nigel Tranter was one of Scotland's most successful and prolific authors. Until his death in 2000, he had written over 130 books, most of them historical works set in Scotland, including The Stewart Trilogy, The Bruce Trilogy, and The Story of Scotland.
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- EditorialNeil Wilson Publishing
- Año de publicación2004
- ISBN 10 1897784317
- ISBN 13 9781897784310
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Rob Roy Macgregor
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(2012)
ISBN 10: 1897784317
ISBN 13: 9781897784310
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Descripción Soft cover. Condición: New. A tight, clean and unmarked copy-" The romantic figure of Rob Roy looms large in the annals of Scottish history in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. Sir Walter Scott's characterisation of him helped create an almost Robin Hood-like figure who rode with his band of Gregorach through Central Scotland forever pressing King William's troops and allies to the limit. He was regarded by many as nothing less than a freedom fighter but by others as a thief, a blackmailer and even as a coward. But much of what he did has been misunderstood. That he was a Highland Gentleman is not in doubt. Born in 1671, the second son of Colonel Donald MacGregor of Glengyle who was imprisoned after the failure of the 1689 rising, he did indeed rise by the age of 20 to command the respect of his clansmen; but the feared Gregorach were, in effect, master racketeers who ran an immense 'mail' operation throughout cattle-rich central Scotland. Without due payment to Rob Roy, a gentleman's herds could 'disappear' under new ownership as the clan stealthily swooped to capture them by moonlight. That this actually served to keep the peace in a lawless land is usually ignored while the benefit to the purses of Clan MacGregor is never doubted. His refusal to join the fray at Sheriffmuir is similarly held against him. He had good reason not to, as Tranter eloquently explains in this book. Furthermore, his clandestine dealings in the political espionage of the day did much to further the Jacobite cause when many were removing themselves from it. Rob Roy's life and times are now the subject of a major motion picture from United Artists starring Liam Neeson and in this entertaining and accessible book master-storyteller Nigel Tranter lays bare Rob Roy's life and reveals the true stature of this legendary rogue." About the Author: "Nigel Tranter was one of Scotland's most successful and prolific authors. Until his death in 2000, he had written over 130 books, most of them historical works set in Scotland, including The Stewart Trilogy, The Bruce Trilogy, and The Story of Scotland.". Nº de ref. del artículo: 023843
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