Product Description

In 1941 an 8000-ton cargo ship ran aground in the Sound of Eriskay in the Outer Hebrides. In the difficult war years any gift from the sea was welcome and the SS Politician had among her cargo a quarter of a million bottles of whisky. The events that followed inspired Compton Mackenzie's novel "Whisky Galore". Using eyewitness accounts, historical papers and official documents, this book tells the story of the SS Politician and the circus that surrounded her, from islanders in small skiffs to wartime excise officers and the final solution to the problem of the vessel affectionately known as the "Polly".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #110315 in Books
• Published on: 1998-05-07
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

The Herald, December 6 1991
"A sparkling crystal glass of a book . . . Here is a fact-filled fairy tale. It is hilarious, heroic and heart-warming."

Daily Mail, November 29 1991
"A distilled drop of long-matured Hebridean history . . . A delightful dram of a book."

West Highland Free Press, November 1991
Rivetting - a legendary tale full of humour."