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The Steel Bonnets Author |
George MacDonald Fraser |
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Country | United Kingdom |
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Language | English |
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Genre | history |
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Publisher | Barrie & Jenkins. |
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Publication date | 1971 |
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The Steel Bonnets (London: Barrie & Jenkins) is a 1971 historical non-fiction book by
George MacDonald Fraser about the
Border Reivers.
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Fraser researched the book with his wife.
[3] It concentrates mainly on the 16th century, and seeks to de-glamourise the period in some ways.
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The Daily Telegraph called it "a vigorous and valuable book."
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References
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Reynolds, Stanley (4 January 2008).
"George MacDonald Fraser". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 July 2018.
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"BORDERERS RUSTLE AMONG THE PAPERBACKS".
The Canberra Times. 26 July 1974. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2013 – via National Library of Australia.
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^ George MacDonald Fraser, The Light's On at Signpost, HarperCollins 2002 p304-307
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^ The age of the Borderers. Hugh Trevor-Roper. The Sunday Times (London, England), Sunday, October 31, 1971; pg. 41; Issue 7743.
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^ "Who were the Scots?". The Daily Telegraph. 16 December 1971. p. 6.