Ladies of the Manor

Ladies of the Manor

Letters from HMS Britannia

Letters from HMS Britannia

The Last of the Clan

Publication Date15th March 2010

Book FormatPaperback

pages192

Illustrations50

Height234

Width156

A biography of the last ancient clan chief of Clan Macneil, Roderick Macneil.
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ISBN
9781848684317

A biography of the last ancient clan chief of Clan Macneil, Roderick Macneil. This book as about the transformation of a highland chieftain into an officer and a gentleman. It's the story of General Roderick Macneil, the last hereditary chief of his Clan. Brought up on the remote island of Barra, as a young man he survived the horrendous Napoleonic campaigns (Corunna, Walcheren, Waterloo). When he became chief in 1822 he introduced the industrial revolution to the Western Isles and went bankrupt in spectacular fashion. He re-invented himself and led a charmed life in the Indian Army, before returning to live out his retirement in a fine house overlooking Hyde Park.

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