Book description
They were modern men: doctors and lawyers, students and teachers,
shoemakers and shopkeepers, farmers, gardeners and weavers. Children
of the Age of Reason, they wrote poetry, discussed the latest ideas in
philosophy and science - and rose in armed rebellion against the might
of the British crown and government.
Sons of a restless nation that had unwillingly surrendered its
independence a mere generation before, some were bound by age-old ties
of Highland kinship and loyalty. Others rallied to the cries of
'Prosperity to Scotland' and 'No Union!'
Many faced agonising personal dilemmas before committing themselves
to Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite Cause. Few had any illusions
about the consequences of failure. Many met their date with destiny on
Culloden Moor, players in a global conflict that shaped the world we
live in today.
Combining meticulous research with entertaining and stylish
delivery, Maggie Craig tells the dramatic and moving stories of the
men who were willing to risk everything for their vision of a better
future for themselves, their families and Scotland.
Married with two children, Maggie Craig has been a medical secretary,
a translator and a Scottish Tourist Guide. She is the author of the
acclaimed
Damn' Rebel Bitches: The Women of the '45
, as well as several historical novels set in Glasgow and Edinburgh. A
native of Glasgow, she now lives with her husband and two children in
Aberdeenshire.
