The vanished days
(Book)
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Published
Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2021.
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Physical Desc
470 pages : genealogical chart ; 24 cm
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Atascadero Library - Adult Fiction
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Published
Naperville, IL : Sourcebooks Landmark, 2021.
Format
Book
Edition
First hardcover edition.
Language
English
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In the autumn of 1707, old enemies from the Highlands to the Borders are finding common ground as they join to protest the new Union with England. At the same time, the French are preparing to launch an invasion to bring the young exiled Jacobite king back to Scotland to reclaim his throne, and in Edinburgh the streets are filled with discontent and danger. Queen Anne's commissioners, seeking to calm the situation, have begun paying out money sent up from London to settle the losses and wages owed to those Scots who took part in the disastrous Darien expedition eight years earlier--an ill-fated venture that left Scotland all but bankrupt. When the young widow of a Darien sailor comes forward to collect her husband's wages, her claim is challenged. One of the men assigned to investigate has only days to decide if she's honest, or if his own feelings are blinding him to the truth.
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