Note: Images of the original pages are available through Internet Archive/American Libraries. See https://archive.org/details/historyofhighlan00mackrich THE HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES by ALEXANDER MACKENZIE, F.S.A., Scot. With a New Introduction by Ian Macpherson, M.P. “Truth is stranger than fiction.” P. J. O’Callaghan, 132-134 West Nile Street, Glasgow. First Edition 1883. Second Edition, altered and revised 1914. CONTENTS. EDITOR’S PREFACE, 7 INTRODUCTION, 9 SUTHERLAND-- Alexander Mackenzie on the Clearances, 19 The Rev. Donald Sage on the Sutherland Clearances, 32 General Stewart of Garth on the Sutherland Clearances, 41 Hugh Miller on the Sutherland Clearances, 52 Mr. James Loch on Sutherland Improvements, 69 Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe on the Sutherland Clearances, 78 Reply to Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe by Donald Macleod, 88 TRIAL OF PATRICK SELLAR, 115 ROSS-SHIRE-- Glencalvie, 128 The Eviction of the Rosses, 134 Kintail, 143 Coigeach, 144 Strathconon, 144 The Black Isle, 146 The Island of Lewis, 147 Mr. Alexander Mackenzie on the Leckmelm Evictions, 149 Lochcarron, 161 The 78th Highlanders, 167 The Rev. Dr. John Kennedy on the Ross-shire Clearances, 169 INVERNESS-SHIRE-- Glengarry, 170 Strathglass, 187 Guisachan, 193 Glenelg, 194 Glendesseray and Locharkaig, 196 THE HEBRIDES-- North Uist, 198 Boreraig and Suisinish, Isle of Skye, 202 A Contrast, 212 South Uist and Barra, 213 The Island of Rum, 222 ARGYLLSHIRE--