Murders, riots, strikes and runaway horses.
Highwaymen and grave robbers, footpads and murderers, illicit distillers and murderous poachers; all lived or worked in Midlothian at a time when Scotland was changing from a rural to an indust.
This book introduces the reader to the hard lives of the colliers, the birth of the rural police force and the impact the army had on life in the county south of Scotland\'s capital city.
Midlothian in the 18th and 19th centuries was an interesting place to live.
Murders, riots, strikes and runaway horses