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Whisky Wars : Riots and Murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands, Paperback / softback Book

Whisky Wars : Riots and Murder in the 19th century Highlands and Islands Paperback / softback

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The Highlands and Islands of Scotland are full of iconic places, beautiful landscapes and flourishing wildlife, but its past has seen horrifying and brutal crime of all sorts. Life in the Highlands of the 19th century was not easy.

The glens and moors were home to poachers and whisky smugglers, while the towns were often ready to explode into riot and disorder.

Even the Hebridean seas had their dangers, while the Islands seethed with discontent. Whisky Wars looks behind the facade of romantic tartan and vast estates.

As well as petty thefts and assaults, the Highlands had a coastal town where riots were endemic, an island rocked by a triple murder, a mob besieging Dornoch jail and religious troubles on the Black Isle.

Add the thief who targeted tourist hotels and an Exciseman hanged for forgery, and a hidden history is unearthed in all its unique detail. A fascinating insight into life in the Highlands and Islands as the forces of law and order battled to bring peace to a troubled land.

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