Bonanzas and Jacobites: The Story of the Silver GlenPaperback, 1 March 2007

This is the story of Scotland's richest silver mine, near Alva. Its discovery led to an extraordinary sequence of events told here for the first time. It is a true story of fortunes made and lost, and the cast of characters include Jacobites and Hanoverians, lords and ladies, a disloyal servant, a loyal wife, and Sir Isaac Newton.