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Polly by Roger Hutchinson
True Story Behind "Whisky Galore"
During the difficult war years a cargo ship ran aground in the Outer Hebrides. Among the cargo of the SS Politician were a quarter of a million bottles of whisky. Using eyewitness accounts and official documents, this book tells the story of the circus that surrounded the "Polly".In 1941 an 8000-ton cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. In the difficult war years any gift from the sea was welcome and the SS Politician had among her cargo a quarter of a million bottles of whisky. The events that followed inspired Compton Mackenzie's novel "Whisky Galore". Using eyewitness accounts, historical papers and official documents, this book tells the story of the SS Politician and the circus that surrounded her, from islanders in small skiffs to wartime excise officers and the final solution to the problem of the vessel affectionately known as the "Polly". |
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| Author(s) : Roger Hutchinson | Format : Paperback Book |
| ISBN-10 : 1840180714 | ISBN-13 : 9781840180718 |
| RRP : £7.99 | Best available price : £ / $ |
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Product Details:
Country Publication : United Kingdom
Publication Date : 07/05/1998
Publisher : Mainstream Publishing
Page Length : 160mm
Page Size : 198mm