Quote Originally Posted by ThistleDown View Post
Yes, to all appearances, but you have to realize that these issues were the subjects of literally thousands of treatises before John Prebble and other late-twentieth century popular press writers came on the scene. I'm not decrying Prebble's thoroughly enjoyable writing, but I am pointing out that the subjects he wrote about have been addressed with far greater knowledge and devotion to historical accuracy by others before and after him.
Right enough, but I came from a house where Scottish Literature was the Press & Journal and the People's Friend.

Prebble's books where the ones in the local library that appealed the most, without being overly dull, or full of the Bonnie prince romance. It's probably a generational thing, but Prebble's books stuck with me. I regularly took the train to an apprentice's course at Inverness Technical College, as it was in 1978. It was quite galvanising reading about the Loyalist army approaching Drumossie as I was sat on the train reading it as we passed the the stations of Elgin, Forres and Nairn, the route Cumberland's men took.