In 1941 an 8,000-ton cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. In the difficult war years any gift from the sea was welcome, and the SS Politician had among her cargo a quarter of a million bottles of whisky. The events that followed inspired Compton Mackenzie's novel Whisky Galore. Using eyewitness accounts, historical papers, and official documents, this book tells the story of the SS Politician and the circus that surrounded her, from islanders in small skiffs to wartime excise officers and the final solution, to the problem of the vessel affectionately known as the "Polly."
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To many people in the Uists, Eriskay and Barra some of the occurrences of 1941 are still, understandably, a sensitive matter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Uist, Ivan Gledhill, Compton Mackenzie, Whisky Galore, Sound of Eriskay, Commander Kay, Outer Hebrides, Hold Number Five, North Atlantic, Second World War, South Glendale, Donald Mackenzie, Traigh Mhor, Neil Campbell, Number Five Hold, Percy Holden, Captain Worthington, Ealing Studios, Finlay Mackenzie, First World War, Home Guard, Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, Loch Boisdale, William Fraser, Captain Beaconsfield Worthington New!
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To many people in the Uists, Eriskay and Barra some of the occurrences of 1941 are still, understandably, a sensitive matter. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
South Uist, Ivan Gledhill, Compton Mackenzie, Whisky Galore, Sound of Eriskay, Commander Kay, Outer Hebrides, Hold Number Five, North Atlantic, Second World War, South Glendale, Donald Mackenzie, Traigh Mhor, Neil Campbell, Number Five Hold, Percy Holden, Captain Worthington, Ealing Studios, Finlay Mackenzie, First World War, Home Guard, Lochmaddy Sheriff Court, Loch Boisdale, William Fraser, Captain Beaconsfield Worthington New!
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