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Patrick Sellar and the Highland Clearances: Homicide, Eviction and the Price of Progress
Patrick Sellar and the Highland Clearances Homicide Eviction and the Price of Progress
Author: Eric Richards
In April 1816, Patrick Sellar was brought to trial in Inverness for culpable homicide in the manner of his treatment of the Highlanders of Strathnaver. This is an account of Sellar's life and times. It shows that he was ruthless and cruel, but also that he had a streak of idealism: did he really believe that the displaced Highlanders would be be...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781902930145
ISBN-10: 1902930142
Publication Date: 11/15/1999
Pages: 352
Edition: illustrated edition
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Publisher: Polygon at Edinburgh University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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