| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 264 pages, 24 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
"This is a Borzoi book published by Alfred A. Knopf." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 213-251) and index. |
| Contents |
Prologue: Flora Macdonald; Flora Fraser -- A fugitive prince : 1745-1746 -- Ill met by moonlight : June 1746 -- 'Great fears' : June 1746 -- 'A man in a woman's dress' : June 1746 -- 'Farewell to the lad' : July 1746 -- Prisoner on the furnace : July-August 1746 -- 'The famous Miss Flora Macdonald' : August-December 1746 -- High treason : January-July 1747 -- A Jacobite dowry : August 1747 -April 1751 -- Married life : April 1751- 1770 -- 'We have hardly what will pay our creditors' : 1771-1774 -- Cheek's Creek, North Carolina : 1774-April 1775 -- 'King and country' : April-June 1775 -- 'All killed or taken' : July 1775 -February 1776 -- 'Almost starved with cold to death' : February 1776-December 1779 -- 'All possible speed to the Highlands' : 1780-1785 -- Royal pensioner : 1785-March 1790 -- 'Speed, bonnie boat, like a bird on the wing' : the story. |
| Summary |
"A biography of Flora MacDonald, the woman who aided "Bonnie" Prince Charlie and inspired the "Skye Boat Song""-- Provided by publisher. |
| Subject |
MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790.
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Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788 -- Friends and associates.
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Jacobites -- Biography.
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Women heroes -- Scotland -- Biography.
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Scots -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Women American loyalists -- North Carolina -- Biography.
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Scotland -- History -- 18th century.
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North Carolina -- History -- Revolution, 1775-1783.
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Charles Edward, Prince, grandson of James II, King of England, 1720-1788. (OCoLC)fst00056497
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MacDonald, Flora, 1722-1790. (OCoLC)fst00235420
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Friendship. (OCoLC)fst00935174
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Jacobites. (OCoLC)fst00981046
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Scots. (OCoLC)fst01109125
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Women American loyalists. (OCoLC)fst02004065
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Women heroes. (OCoLC)fst01177736
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North Carolina. (OCoLC)fst01204304
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Scotland. (OCoLC)fst01206715
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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American Revolution (United States : 1775-1783) (OCoLC)fst01351668
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| Chronological Term |
1700-1799
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Fraser, Flora. Flora Macdonald. First edition New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023 9780451494399 (DLC) 2022006216 |
| ISBN |
9780451494382 (hardcover) |
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0451494385 (hardcover) |
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9780451494399 (ebook) |
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