Over the Sea to Skye. The Forty-Five

London England: The History Book Club, 1973. Hardback. Over the Sea to Skye. Slight shelf wear to top edge of D/J. The saga of the Forty-five, the last of the Jacobite risings, and the inter-related tragedy of Charles Edward Stuart, 'Bonnie Prince Charles', has always fascinated, providing as it does one of the great 'ifs' of history: if Charles and his army had not turned back at Derby, would the Hanovarian dynasty have been cast out and replaced by Charles's father, the Old Pretender? The author has returned to the original documents and excised the myths and over-romanticised legends. Even so, his narrative of the rebellion is filled with colour and adventure. From the moment when Charles landed on the forlorn Eriksay coast, through the triumphs of Prestonpans and Carlisle, the fateful decision at Derby, the shattering of a dream at Culloden, to the final wanderings among the islands of the west coast, the drama of the Forty-five is unrelenting. Illustrated. 170 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). 1st History Book Club Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" Tall Octavo. Hardback.