A Short* History of Clan Mackintosh for Non-Native Scots: *Omitting Dull And Confusing Details by Jean Mackintosh Goldstrom
Publisher's Synopsis
Swords, shields, axes and thrown rocks—these were the typical tools of Clan Mackintosh since it started in the 1100s, in battle for the Scottish king. And Clan Mackintosh men led the charge in the last Highland battle, in 1745, paying with the largest number of dead in the fateful battle of Culloden. In between, things were rarely quiet for the Mackintoshes. Always quick to go for the weapons to settle disputes, their famous conflicts ranged from the bizarre Battle of North Inch, fought to the death for the amusement of a king, to raging revenge for the cruel beheading of a young chief, by a neighbor lady's cook. And this while the chief was being a perfect gentleman! Then there was beautiful "Colonel" Anne Mackintosh, the only Scotswoman ever to raise her own clan for battle, while her husband, the chief, fought on the opposite side! If you're a Mackintosh, or a member of any of the clan's 216 septs or sub-groups, this history will give you more reason than ever to walk tall. As if, being a Mackintosh, you needed more reason!
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