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Polly: The True Story Behind Whisky Galore

by Roger Hutchinson

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In this book, acclaimed journalist and Hebridean expert Roger Hutchinson tells the true story of one of the most bizarre events ever to have happened in Scottish waters: when the ship SS Politician ran aground on Eriskay, laden with more than 260,000 bottles of whisky ... The true story behind Compton Mackenzie's classic novel, Whisky Galore.

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I´ve met a man who had his own story of `Polly´, and the bathtub that found its way to a house in Eriskay...

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Roger Hutchinson

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Languages: English
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ISBNs: 6
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Published: 1990
Genres: Nonfiction, History, General Nonfiction
DDC/MDS: 941.14
LCC: G530 .P743 .H88

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