Flora Macdonald: "Pretty Young Rebel" - Her Life and Story
Flora FraserThis famous incident led to Flora’s enduring appeal as a courageous Scottish heroine, inspiring & influencing countless novels, poems, & songs—most notably, the classic ballad “Skye Boat Song” adapted from a traditional tune in the late 19th century. But her remarkable life didn’t come to a close with her clandestine mission to Skye. Faced with a confession from one of the boatmen, Flora was arrested & taken to London on charges of treason, where under interrogation, she wittily deflected questions & staunchly defended her motives. She was eventually released under the 1747 Act of Indemnity, but disaster would befall her yet again: in 1774, Flora & her husband, Allan MacDonald, fled the impoverished highlands for a brighter future in Cross Creek, North Carolina—utterly unaware of the burgeoning revolution that would upend their lives there, with Allan imprisoned & Flora fleeing, penniless, back home to the Hebrides.
In this probing, evocative portrait of a tumultuous life, master historian Flora Fraser peels away the layers of misinformation, legend, & myth to reveal Flora MacDonald in full. Fraser presents a fascinating pic