This gripping memoir tells the story of James Johnstone, a Scottish nobleman who fought on the side of the Jacobites in the ill-fated rebellion of 1745. Captured and imprisoned after the Battle of Culloden, Johnstone tells the story of his adventures in exile and on the run, offering a vivid account of life in Scotland during one of its most tumultuous periods.

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