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Author/Creator:Dziennik, Matthew P., 1984-
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Title:The fatal land : war, empire, and the highland soldier in British America / Matthew P. Dziennik.
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ISBN:9780300196726 (alk. paper)
0300196725 (alk. paper)
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Publication:New Haven : Yale University Press, 2015.
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Physical Description:xv, 297 pages ; ǂc 25 cm.
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Series:The Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history
Lewis Walpole series in eighteenth-century culture and history.
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BibliographyIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Contents:A perfect purgatory: recruitment in the Scottish highlands -- Spirited martialists: the highlander as military laborer -- The same as other civilized people: colonial points of contact -- The blessing of peace: demobilization -- Land and interest in the Gaelic Atlantic world -- The soldier and highland culture.
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Subjects:Great Britain. Army--Scottish regiments--History--18th century.
Soldiers--Scotland--History--18th century.
Soldiers--North America--History--18th century.
United States--History--French and Indian War, 1754-1763--Participation, Scottish.
United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Participation, Scottish.
Great Britain--History, Military--18th century.
Scotland--History, Military--18th century.
Link to this page: https://hdl.handle.net/10079/bibid/12470251