I Am Minded to Rise: The Clothing, Weapons and Accoutrements of the Jacobites from 1689 to 1719
Jenn Scott
(Author)
Description
This book throws new light on the men who fought for the Stuarts in Scotland from the beginning of the Jacobite cause in 1689 to Glenshiel in 1719 by drawing on the work of historians and a wide range of primary sources and therefore presenting a picture based on the evidence available. I am minded to rise looks at the variety of clothing and weapons used by the different Jacobite armies in this time period as well as their material culture used by them to show their allegiance to the Stuarts and the Jacobite cause.This book will appeal to those interested in the Jacobite Risings reenactors, wargamers, fans of Outlander, anyone with an interest in Scottish clothing from 17th and 18th centuries and the Scottish diaspora who, thanks to a growing interest in family history, are keen to know more about their Scottish heritage.
Product Details
Price
$32.95
$30.31
Publisher
Helion & Company
Publish Date
May 04, 2020
Pages
84
Dimensions
6.9 X 9.5 X 0.2 inches | 0.5 pounds
Language
English
Type
Paperback
EAN/UPC
9781912866632
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About the Author
Jenn Scott hails from Pennsylvania and received her MFA in fiction from the University of Pittsburgh. Since then, she has waited on countless tables and has published stories in such journals as Gettysburg Review, Santa Monica Review, Cincinnati Review, Gulf Coast, Los Angeles Review, Alaska Quarterly Review, and Fiction. She lives and writes and eats and drinks in Oakland, California, with four cats and a husband. Currently, she is revising a novel spanning nearly eighty years and set in the Rockridge district of Oakland.