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Polly: The True Story Behind 'Whisky Galore' - Hutchinson, Roger
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Early on a wartime winter's morning in 1941, the 8,000-ton cargo ship SS Politician ran aground in the beautiful but treacherous seas of Scotland's Outer Hebrides. Among its cargo were 260,000 bottles of whisky destined for the American market - a godsend to the local Eriskay islanders whose home-grown supply had dried up due to wartime rationing. News quickly spread and boats came from as far as Lewis, and before local excise officer Charles McColl could intervene, more than 24,000 bottles had been 'rescued'. Villages were ...

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Polly: The True Story Behind 'Whisky Galore' 2024, Birlinn Ltd, Edinburgh

ISBN-13: 9781780278506

Mass-market paperback

Polly: The True Story Behind Whisky Galore 1998, Mainstream Publishing, Edinburgh, Scotland

ISBN-13: 9781840180718

Revised edition

Trade paperback

Polly: The True Story Behind Whisky Galore 1990, Mainstream Publishing Company

ISBN-13: 9781851584468

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