He Wears a Blue Bonnet
He Wears a Blue Bonnet by John Orton is a historical fiction novel published by UK Book Publishing in 2022. This edition spans 382 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Malky Dalgleish and four highland Scots who, after the battle of Dunbar, find themselves indentured servants in South Sheels, working in the salt-pans. The story unfolds against the backdrop of the aftermath of Cromwell’s victory, detailing their struggles and experiences as they adapt to their new lives.
Readers will encounter the lives of these five Scots lads as they navigate work, love, and hardship in the salt-pans. Malky and Davey develop romantic connections with local lasses, while their companions engage in various activities, including smuggling and distilling whisky. The book delves into themes of cultural heritage and the historical context of the time, offering insights into the lives of those affected by the events of the 17th century.
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Malky Dalgleish and four highland Scots, who befriend him on the battlefield at Dunbar, arrive in South Sheels in November 1650, as indentured servants to work in the salt-panns. After Cromwell’s victory in the battle, they had been marched from Dunbar to Durham in the infamous death march, the survivors of which were sold by General Haselrig; mostly to work in the colonies in the New World, but forty to go to Sheels. This is the story of five Scots lads who work and suffer in the salt-panns. Malky and Davey find love of a sort with two Sheels lasses, and also become involved in smuggling from the caves of Harton and Marsden; Niall escapes to work on the keels; little Dougie, the boy fifer, is not strong enough for the work in the panns and is taken into service; Tomag distils his own usquebah (whisky).
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