Hi Eileen, You might be interested in the book "Polly" by Roger Hutchinson, Mainstream Publishing Company (Edinburgh)ltd, ISBN 1-85158-353-1. It tells the true story of what happened when the SS Politician sank in 1941. Best regards Karen MacRae In message <008501bf0853$e37ea9a0$8fdec6cf@HPAuthorizedCustomer>, Eileen@j51.com <eileen@j51.com> writes > >I finally found a copy of "Whiskey Galore," American title >"Tight Little Island." >It was in a little classic video store. I have it rented >until tomorrow morning. >I heartily recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it. From >the book by Sir Compton Mackenzie, it's based on a true >story. During WW2, there was a severe shortage of whiskey >in Scotland, as almost every drop was being sent to America >to bring back needed dollars for the war effort. One foggy >Saturday evening, a merchant ship went aground on rocks off >an island off the west coast of Scotland. It contained over >40,000 cases of Export Only whiskey!! The islanders >couldn't row out to the ship to save the whiskey on Sunday, >so they had to wait until after 12 am Monday. And they >surely did!!! >I saw the movie when it first came out - about 1950 -and it >was just as good last night. It shows a fine insight into >the nature of Scots. > >Eileen > > >==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== >Hundreds of Scot Urls....... > http://celt.net/og/angscot3.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot2.htm > http://celt.net/og/angscot.htm > >============================== >Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! >http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ >The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! > -- Karen MacRae