Excerpt from History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles: With Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name It would be difficult for a Macdonald to write with a strictly unbiassed mind of the claims variously made to the Chiefship of his clan by the heads of at least three of its leading families. The ancient patriarchal feeling would, it is feared, assert itself, and in uence the historic conscience of a clansman in favour of his own immediate Chief's claim to that high and enviable honour. It is just possible ...
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Excerpt from History of the Macdonalds and Lords of the Isles: With Genealogies of the Principal Families of the Name It would be difficult for a Macdonald to write with a strictly unbiassed mind of the claims variously made to the Chiefship of his clan by the heads of at least three of its leading families. The ancient patriarchal feeling would, it is feared, assert itself, and in uence the historic conscience of a clansman in favour of his own immediate Chief's claim to that high and enviable honour. It is just possible that this feeling may in uence the clan verdict as to the strict impartiality of the present performance. In that case I am willing to leave its final determination with the general reader. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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