Flor Macdonald [Paperback]

Hugh Douglas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1999

Flora MacDonald's voyage over the sea to Sky with the fugitive Bonnie Prince Charlie dressed as her maid made her into an instant heroine and the subject of legend and song. The world admired her bravery, but after she returned to Sky, she and her new husband, Allan, met with evby and financial disaster. They emigrated to Carolina, but hardly settled there when the American War of Independence broke out - and again they found themselves on the losing side. Allan was taken prisoner and Flora had to defend herself alone against a hostile community. On Allan's release, he and Flora were reunited in New York and made their way to Nova Scotia where they survived a bitter winter before returning to Scotland. This biography, based on research in Scotland, North Carolina and Nova Scotia, and from other sources aims to offer a rounded picture of this indomitable woman who was much more than the young woman who helped Bonnie Prince Charlie over the sea to Sky.

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About the Author

Hugh Douglas is the author of fourteen books, including biographies of Charles Edward Stuart, Robert Burns and Flora MacDonald. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Sutton Publishing; Revised edition (September 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 075092098X
• ISBN-13: 978-0750920988
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,241,561 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Flora MacDonald: The Most Loyal Rebel, May 28, 2007

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Trevor R. Powell "Claymore" (Adelaide, Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Flora MacDonald: The Most Loyal Rebel (Paperback)

Hugh Douglas has produced a very well researched and lucidly written book on the famous highland heroine.
The sometimes complicated family and clan relationships are very well and easily explained in this volume.
This book debunks many of the myths and legends that have grown around this singularly impressive woman. She was most certainly legendary and deserving of the status which she attained, and it is refreshing to read the facts of her saga.
Hugh Douglas is to be congratulated for this highly commended work.