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Damn' Rebel Bitches: Women of the '45 [Kindle Edition]

Maggie Craig
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Damn’ Rebel Bitches takes a totally fresh approach to the history of the Jacobite Rising by telling fascinating stories of the many women caught up in the turbulent events of 1745–46. Many historians have ignored female participation in the ’45: this book aims to redress the balance. Drawn from many original documents and letters, the stories that emerge of the women – and their men – are often touching, occasionally light-hearted and always engrossing.

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Drawn from original documents and letters, this book aims to present an examination of the history of the last Jacobite Rising, telling the story of many of the women caught up in the turbulent events of 1745-46.

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  • Format: Kindle Edition
  • File Size: 390 KB
  • Print Length: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Mainstream Digital (9 Sep 2011)
  • Sold by: Amazon Media EU S.à r.l.
  • Language English
  • ASIN: B005NHN1P6
  • Text-to-Speech: Enabled
  • Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #69,590 Paid in Kindle Store (See Top 100 Paid in Kindle Store)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Damn Rebel Bitches has been around for nearly ten years but I only got hold of it this year and I'm so glad I did. It deals with what seems to me an unforgivable gap in the Jacobite research canon. I'm not a historian but the period fascinates me and I can't remember being so vividly confronted with the realities of the domestic and public lives of those involved before. The book brings its subjects into the spotlight and very much to life. The research is meticulous and it's a pleasure to find it combined with such an obvious writing talent (the two don't always go together). This is exciting, informative, funny, sad and above all very, very readable.
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
History Convert 3 Aug 2007
Format:Paperback
I'm of the generation who learned about history at school and was bored. University was little better. I didn't care that various aggressive men had fought over hierarchical states where women were hardly ever more than a footnote. Then I discovered 'Damn Rebel Bitches.

This book brought the past to life for me in the way that only historical fiction had done previously. The characters are alive(they once really were!) and I particularly enjoyed the story of my ancestor, the so-called Colonel Anne Mackintosh, who defied her husband and fought for Prince Charlie. A brilliant book. I hope Maggie Craig writes more.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
10 Years on 10 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
On reading the recent `Books from Scotland' article by Maggie Craig celebrating 10 years of Damn' Rebel Bitches I dusted off my copy and re-read it.

The article gives some hint of the years of dedicated research that went into the book. Anyone who has been near the Baga de Secretis would know this was not an easy task. The book is very readable, showing Craig's passion for the subject but at the same time the depth of knowledge and research that went into it. Unlike other academic works the footnotes are missing just a hint of the trail in the bibliography.

The work is well respected by Jacobite and Clan Societies. It is a recommended reader for university courses on Scottish and women's history in the UK, Canada and the USA.

I first read it after Janet Paisley, the Scottish Poet and writer, chose it as her Book of the Year for the Sunday Herald, 2001 in which she said:

'Tearing the veil from Scottish history..sets the Jacobite record brilliantly straight. Scots women fought to preserve personal freedom and equality. We inherited the repressive culture they lost to - and the genes to dispute it still'

Well worth reading again.
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