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Between Daylight and Hell: Scots who Left a Stain on American History
Iain Lundy
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Description for Between Daylight and Hell: Scots who Left a Stain on American History
Paperback. Features some of Scotland's 'finest exports' to America including killers, conmen, scandalmongers and blundering military men. Reveals the dastardly deeds of the emigrant Scots who shamed their nation. A new and surprising insight into an untold aspect of Scottish/American history. Num Pages: 240 pages, 50 illustrations including portraits. BIC Classification: 1DBKS; 1KBB; HBJD1; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 172 x 241 x 15. Weight in Grams: 534.
This is the culmination of years of research into the lives of Scots who were guilty of dastardly deeds after leaving Scotland for America - in some cases they literally got away with murder. These emigrants were rogues, con artists, charlatans and reprobates of the worst order and their crimes are laid out in detail. For each character the author relates their early lives in Scotland, family backgrounds and why they left to make a fresh start in the New World. 'Between Daylight and Hell' refers to the story of Perthshire man David Jack, a serial land grabber who took ... Read more
This is the culmination of years of research into the lives of Scots who were guilty of dastardly deeds after leaving Scotland for America - in some cases they literally got away with murder. These emigrants were rogues, con artists, charlatans and reprobates of the worst order and their crimes are laid out in detail. For each character the author relates their early lives in Scotland, family backgrounds and why they left to make a fresh start in the New World. 'Between Daylight and Hell' refers to the story of Perthshire man David Jack, a serial land grabber who took ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Weight
534g
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849952637
SKU
V9781849952637
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Ref
99-15
About Iain Lundy
Iain is a well-known journalist, writer, blogger and researcher.
Reviews for Between Daylight and Hell: Scots who Left a Stain on American History
`...a well-written and beautifully researched book that explores the lives of 16 Scots who settled in America and whose deeds earned them infamy rather than fame... ...for a book looking at the darker side of the Scots abroad you won't find a better tome'. Scottish Field
'...a well written and beautifully researched book that explores the lives of seventeen ... Read more
'...a well written and beautifully researched book that explores the lives of seventeen ... Read more