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A Tour in Scotland, 1772: And Voyage to the Hebrides [Paperback]
Thomas Pennant(Author)
$39.95ISBN: 9781912476015
Published by : Origin
In the summer of 1772, Thomas Pennant, together with three travelling companions, set out on a five month journey through the north of England, mainland Scotland and the Western Isles. Pennant's subsequent account of the tour, publishing in 1774 a... .... Learn More -
Lost Aberdeen [Paperback]
Diane Morgan(Author)
$21.95ISBN: 9781912476664
Published by : Origin
The initial chapters are an odyssey through the early town, from the Green to the Gallowgate, charting the disappearance of the irreplaceable medieval townscape. Moving on to more modern times she traces the evolution and gradual erosion of the Gr... .... Learn More -
Warriors of the Word: The World of the Scottish Highlanders [Paperback]
Michael Newton(Author)
$40.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781912476596
Published by : Origin
Words have always held great power in the Gaelic traditions of the Scottish Highlands: bardic poems bought immortality for their subjects; satires threatened to ruin reputations and cause physical injury; clan sagas recounted family origins and st... .... Learn More -
The Truth About St. Kilda: An Islander's Memoir [Paperback]
Donald Gillies(Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781912476657
Published by : Origin
The Truth about St Kilda is a unique record of the isolated way of life on St Kilda in the early part of the twentieth century, based on seven handwritten notebooks written by the Rev. Donald Gillies, containing reminiscences of his childhood... .... Learn More -
Voices of Scotswomen in Peace and War: Spoken Recollections of Home Life, Employment and 1939-45 War Service [Paperback]
Ian MacDougall(Author)
$40.95ISBN: 9781910900321
Published by : John Donald
During the Second World War thousands of women served with the Auxiliary Territorial Service (ATS), the Women’s Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), Women’s Royal Naval Service (WRNS) or the Timber Corps. In this book 19 Scotswomen who served i... .... Learn More -
Lochaber: A Historical Guide [Paperback]
Paula Martin(Author)
$15.95ISBN: 9781912476503
Published by : Origin
Lochaber is a sparsely-populated area, remote but romantic, centred on Fort William. It contains no mediaeval burgh, no major monastic site, and for its size, not even many castles. However, it does include the highest mountain in Great Britain (B... .... Learn More -
The History of St. Kilda [Paperback]
Kenneth Macaulay(Author)
$12.95Click here for ebook buying options
ISBN: 9781912476473
Published by : Origin
As one of the most remote corners of the British Isles, the island archipelago of St Kilda has long held a fascination for travellers from mainland Britain and beyond. The unique way of life and customs of its inhabitants has generated an enormous... .... Learn More -
The Lowland Clearances: Scotland's Silent Revolution 1760 - 1830 [Paperback]
Peter Aitchison(Author); Andrew Cassell(Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781912476855
Published by : Origin
The Highland Clearances are a well-documented episode in Scotland’s past but they were not unique. The process began in the Scottish Lowlands nearly a century before, when tens of thousands of people – significantly more than were late... .... Learn More -
A Natural History of St. Kilda [Paperback]
John Love(Author); David Hamilton(Author)
$29.95ISBN: 9781912476497
Published by : Origin
In 1697 Martin Martin, a Gaelic-speaking scholar from Skye, travelled to St Kilda to study the island’s flora and fauna and to learn about the now extinct great auk. Much of the information that he gathered during this expedition was relayed... .... Learn More -
The Drove Roads of Scotland [Paperback]
A.R.B. Haldane(Author)
$14.95ISBN: 9781912476534
Published by : Origin
One of the great classics of Scottish history, The Drove Roads of Scotland interweaves folklore, social comment and economic history in a fascinating account of Scotland’s droving trade and the routes by which cattle and sheep were brought f... .... Learn More
