He has been involved in hockey all his life, from playing allstar hockey in huntsville, ontario, against the likes of bobby orr from nearby parry sound, to coaching, and he is still. Rob roy became a legend in his own lifetime, and george i was moved to issue a pardon for his crimes just as he was about to be transported to the colonies. A romantic 18th century figure, made famous by the work of two famous writers, he may be an example of the old adage that when it comes to fame, theres no such thing as bad publicity. John macgregor s most popular book is a thousand miles in the rob roy canoe. Stewart says no documentary evidence of rob roy actually wearing it but in their 1850 book the clan and family tartans of scotland. Roy macgregor says that while canada has more fresh water than any other country in the world, we cant take this valuable resource for granted. Roy macgregor oc is a canadian author of fiction and nonfiction. He was assistant principal trumpet of the baltimore symphony from 1970 to 1981 and prior to that attended the university of michigan. Mcgregor45 and macgregor521 appear to represent the same person because. Roy macgregor was lifting cattle and extracting money from people with his gang in exchange for offering them security from thieves. This was published while rob roys was still alive and led to the royal pardon in 1726 that allowed him to live out his final years quietly. Books by john macgregor author of a thousand miles in the.
Rob roy macgregor, the folk hero and robin hood of the highlands, is buried in the atmospheric churchyard of a victorian parish church in loch lomond and the trossachs national park. Roy macgregor is the author of the fictional screech owls series. Media in category robert roy macgregor the following 7 files are in this category, out of 7 total. This fictional series of novels kicked off in 1995 with the release of the debut sports mystery story, mystery at lake placid. Hector berlioz was inspired by the book to compose an overture. In the early eighteenth century, rob roy macgregor had established a flourishing protection racket, charging farmers an average 5% of their annual rent to ensure that their cattle remained safe. He has a longstanding interest in the life of tom thomson, and has written both a novel and a biography exploring the artists life and mysterious death macgregor has also been called the wayne gretzky. Rob macgregor is the author of nineteen novels, fourteen nonfiction books, and has teamed with george lucas and peter benchley. Same rejected matches colin campbell 1st of cle abt. With the release today of his 50 th book, canoe country.
Roy macgregor was named a media inductee to the hockey hall of fame in 2012, when he was given the elmer ferguson award for excellence in hockey journalism. Robert the red, rob roy macgregor, scotland uk history. He began again in 2005 with global energy holdings, making, inspecting and repairing oil. Alexander served as a captain in the american revolution and held elected office in the general assembly of sc. The complete series list for the screech owls roy macgregor. The screech owls series in order roy macgregor fictiondb. Rob roy macgregor, scotlands most romantic, elusive hero, was an outlaw and a lifelong enemy of montrose. Join facebook to connect with rob roy macgregor and others you may know. Robert roy macgregor was a scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero. Shelagh rogers has dubbed him the heir to peter gzowski.
Along with those three, rob roy s portrayal in book and film has created a figure that does not really tally. Roy macgregor is the acclaimed and bestselling author of northern light. Rob roy macgregor, the scottish robin hood historic uk. Join facebook to connect with roy n beth macgregor and others you may know.
Incorrect information appeared in the original version of. List of books and articles about rob roy robert macgregor. Is anyone here connected to the macgregor family from mexico who are descendants of juan luisjohn lewis macgregor 1785 1841. Understand the messages from your mind everything adams media mini. He married mary helen macgregor of comar in glenarklet in 1693. Thus tracking down rob roy today is to embark upon a painstaking search through archives, estate. Roymacgregor talks about northern light on bookbits radio. Named for him in 2002, the rob roy way passes through country that scotlands most famous outlaw knew very well.
He is a winner of the edgar allan poe award for mystery writing for prophecy rock. Its no secret that roy macgregor loves canada and loves canoeing. Rob roy macgregor was mytholigised by sir walter scott but was very much a fact in the trossachs of scotland in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. His principal research interests, that have been published extensively, center on the monetary policy decision process of the federal reserves federal open market committee fomc. The clan macgregor is reputed to be one of the oldest in scotland and became established in argyll and perthshire, in glenorchy, glenstrae and glenlochy the clan probably built the. Robert rob roy macgregor was a scottish outlaw, who later became a folk hero, immortalized in the novels of sir walter scott.
Rutstrum award for best wilderness book and the caa award for biography. Rob roy the business man and outlaw with the jacobite cause getting nowhere, the secretary of state agreed in 1691 that there would be an armistice if the clan chiefs agreed to sign an oath of allegiance. Born rob roy macgregor on the northern shores of loch katrine in 1671, during his life he was a soldier, a clan leader, a castle raider, an outlaw and ultimately a folk hero. Rob roy was born at glengyle, at the head of loch katrine, as recorded in the baptismal register of buchanan, stirling. John macgregor has 93 books on goodreads with 291 ratings. He is remembered chiefly as he figures in sir walter scotts novel rob roy 1818. His parents were donald glas macgregor and margaret campbell. Rob roy macgregor 16711734 children of the mist the first gregor in scotland was said to have been a son of king kenneth macalpin in the 8th century and the clan motto, in gaelic, means my race is royal. We personally assess every book s quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures.
So wellknown was he that no one thought to write down a physical description of him, or any direct record of his childhood and youth. There was a sequel and another book until now there are well over two dozen stories in this fun series. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. Deprived of their estates as a result of proscription, the macgregors lived.
Originally published in 1866, there were many later editions while macgregor was still alive, i think up to nine, that had additions including a map, discussions of the prussian war in the 1870s etc the success of a thousand miles would spur macgregor to take many more voyages and other travel accounts of his trips in the rob roy, but this. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. Roy macgregor books list of books by author roy macgregor. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. The uboat war in world war two kriegsmarine, 19391945 and world war one kaiserliche marine, 19141918 and the allied efforts to counter the threat. Youll get a real flavour of the rugged beauty of the land and see highland cattle, troutfilled lochs and mountains aplenty. Macgregor was an arch blackmailer, protectionracketeer and thorn in the flesh of the. He was a son of lieutenantcolonel donald glas pale donald or donald macgregor of glengyle who had earned his. Immortalised in written word and on the silver screen, rob roy is to many a scottish robin hood. Genealogy for colin campbell mcgregor 1698 1735 family tree on geni, with over 200 million profiles of ancestors and living relatives. Rob roy mcgregor belk college of business unc charlotte. Fathers, sons and hockey shortlisted for the governor generals literary award. Rob roy macgregor swordsman, cattle drover and folk hero. Scotts romantic image is, however, far from the rogue which nigel tranter portrays in this classic work.
Of this distinguished personage no fewer than three original portraits exist. John macgregor ranald, robert roy was born on 19 apr 1740 in balquhidder. Rob roy macgregor was by turn soldier, businessman, cattlerustler and outlaw. He was also descended from the macdonalds of keppoch through his paternal grandmother. He had complete control over the other raiders in argyll, stirling and perth and so could guarantee that any cattle stolen from his customers would be. I can follow ye nae farther, even if ye suld founder and perish from the way for lack of guidance and counsel.
Rob macgregor books list of books by author rob macgregor. Rob roy macgregor s name and reputation stride through late17th and early 18thcentury scottish history and he is probably the nations bestknown historical figure next to robert the bruce, william wallace and bonnie prince charlie. Roy macgregor has 93 books on goodreads with 9161 ratings. Rob macgregor audio books, best sellers, author bio. John married jean mcgregor daughter of duncan buchanan mcgregor and janet ferguson on 11 nov 1775 in kipp, balquhidder. Roy macgregor was born in whitney, ontario, in 1948 and grew up in huntsville, ontario. Rob roy mcgregor joined the faculty of the belk college in 1991. This was to see the start of one of the remarkable stories of the highlands that of raibert rudah robert the. He frequently signed himself rob roy red rob, in reference. View the profiles of people named rob roy macgregor.
The name roy comes from gaelic ruadh meaning red, and. Shop amongst our popular books, including 9, the ice chips and the haunted hurricane, the ice chips and the stolen cup and more from roy macgregor. Rob roy, byname of robert macgregor, baptized march 7, 1671, buchanan, stirlingshire, scotlanddied december 28, 1734, balquhidder, perthshire, noted highland outlaw whose reputation as a scottish robin hood was exaggerated in sir walter scotts novel rob roy 1818 and in some passages in the poems of william wordsworth. Rob roy macgregor was a real person, not a fictional character, although the many stories of his days as an outlaw made him into a kind of scottish robin hood. At loch katrine on the 7th of march 1671, the 3rd son of chieftain donald glas gregor of glengyle and margaret campbell, cousin to john iain glas campbell 11th laird of glenorchy, later in 1681 the earl of breadalbane, was born and baptised at buchcanan parish as robert macgregor. The publication of rob roy, by sir walter scott in 1817, further added to his fame and fleshed out his biography. He teaches courses in macroeconomics, monetary and financial theory, econometrics and forecasting. The enduring mystery of tom thomson and the woman who loved him. Rob roy scottish gaelic,red rob, 16711734, scottish freebooter, whose real name was robert macgregor. The making of canada, he merges those two loves into what its publisher calls a story of high adventure on white water and the sweetest peace in natures quietest corners, from the author best able and most eager to tell it.
Buy rob roy macgregor new edition by nigel tranter isbn. But above all he was a folk hero, a latter day robin hood whose transformation into a largerthanlife figure began with daniel defoes fictionalised biography highland rogue. See all books authored by roy macgregor, including mystery at lake placid, and the night they stole the stanley cup, and more on. He writes both adult and young adult mysteries, adventure, and science fiction fantasy. Thus tracking down rob roy today is to embark upon a painstaking search through archives, estate records and folk myths, enriched and confused by the.
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