Hunter, James

The Appin Murder: The Killing That Shook a Nation

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ISBN 13:
9781780277202
author:
Hunter, James
format:
Paperback / softback
publisher:
Birlinn Ltd
language:
English
Publication Year:
2021
Pages:
320
Dimensions:
19.5 x 13 x 2.5 centimeters (0.2
Genre:
History, General, History,
Condition:
New
Availability:
Item usually sent within 10 working days
£11.95

Description

The Appin Murder: The Killing That Shook a Nation In May 1752, a rider was assassinated on a hillside in the Scottish Highlands, sparking a chain of events that would have far-reaching consequences. The victim, Colin Campbell, was a government agent tasked with evicting farm tenants to make way for his relatives. His killer evaded capture, but the British authorities were determined to make an example of him. The same brutal response to dissent that had led to the crushing of the Highland uprising at Culloden in 1746 was now being meted out to James Stewart, a veteran of the uprising who was organizing resistance to Campbell's takeover of lands long held by his clan. The outcome was a hanging, and a community left utterly ravaged. Historian James Hunter tells the story of this tragic event in his new and updated edition of The Appin Murder.

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