Written by and published by Alexander Mackenzie in 1883, and then republished
with an new Introduction by Ian MacPherson in 1946, this CD is a facsimile of
the 1946 edition.
The Highland Clearances of the early 19th century were either an inhumane
eviction of the old, the infirm, the poor and the powerless from lands which
they farmed by tradition, or they were the necessary corrective to an
inefficient and hopeless system of farming which subjected both landlord and
tenant to poverty.
Over the years the 'correct' point of view has changed back and forth, but
for anyone seeking a sympathetic view of the fate of the tenant before the
relentless hand of authority and property, this history by Mackenzie will
suffice. It treats each region separately, detailing the fate of hundreds and
thousands of poor farmers forced to leave the lands they long had farmed for an
unknown fate. It will be sure to arouse your anger at such callous behavior.
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