Blood and battery : murder, riot and theft in old Argyll
Campbell, Lindsay (Local historian)2021
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Argyll in the late 1700s wasn't so different to modern day. In this truly historic county, criminals of old walked the same canal path we do, stood on the same doorsteps, travelled the same ferry routes and looked on the same hills as they died that we look on today. The walls which held the criminals still stand, the legal system, which prosecuted them is recognisable, even the names reverberate into modern Argyll. But from the hills of Ardnamurchan and the vast scenery of the Blackmount to the glittering sands of Kintyre and beyond, these 18 new true tales of historic crime recount scenes, thankfully unrecognisable to modern Argyll residents, featuring muggings and murders, violent thefts, an old soldier's death, a disabled boy accused of killing a neighbour, a family of slippery thieves or the truth behind the last hangings in Argyll.
Main title:
Blood and battery : murder, riot and theft in old Argyll / Lindsay Campbell.
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Imprint:
Kibworth Beauchamp : Matador, 2021.
Collation:
120 pages ; 20 cm
ISBN:
9781800465688 (pbk)
Language:
English
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