The Whisky Galore is one of the most popular stories in Scotland is that of a group of islanders raiding shipwreck of 240, 000 cases of whisky. This novel was written by Compton Mackenzie in the year 1947. The actual story takes in it's inspiration from a tale which has assumed celebrated dimensions. Nevertheless, it was not only whisky that the whiskybourbon ship was transporting. There was a lot of money too that was onboard the vessel, the SS Politician, which vanished with the cases of whisky.
In 1941 the particular SS Politician sank about the Island of Eriskay in Scotland. It was eight years later that the event had been novelized and the tale retold of how the locals discovered the ship's cargo and managed to conceal everything ahead of the guys from excise managed to discover some of it. Along with the liquid freight there was an additional 8 cases of currency that originated from United States and also West Indies. The Crown Agencies attempted their best to make sure that these kinds of stolen currencies wouldn't enter into circulation and also assured the government of Jamaica of the same. However over the years these stolen notes kept appearing from time to time at banking institutions across the globe.
The SS Politician set sail during the time of whisky rationing. When it was wrecked off around the Island region in Scotland in a small island group called the Great Toddy and Little Toddy, it had been almost like people had been given a fresh lease of life! The individuals of this area noticed this event as god sent because they experienced almost run out of whisky in the island. Several cases of fine whisky ended up being retrieved and salvaged before the ship went under but in order to enjoy their spoils, the folks of this area had to make sure that the British Home Guard Chief wouldn't get hold of the liquor and confiscate it. What ensues is really a game of cat and mouse and of smart humor and wit between poor people and also the pompous, selfish and misguided Captain.
Though the main premise of the story is the wreckage and the freight theft, the author skillfully weaves in the information on lifestyle in Outer Hebrides. This also contains some major clashes of culture relating to the island of Great Toddy which had a Protestant population and the island of Little Toddy which usually had a Roman Catholic populace. The writer also weaves in small sub plots into the narrative such as that of a couple attempting to get married to take the actual story forward and improve its commercial charm.
While the novel Whisky Galore has aspects fiction in it, the event is a true to life event. According to history records the main problem that the people faced right here was that of moving the whisky. The key consignment of the ship was metal vats of whisky that were being sent to the United Stated to be matured in barrels. The primary problem for the folks ended up being to find storage containers and containers that could hold the consignment easily. So popular had been this particular book that it has been reconstructed as a movie in 1949.
