Scotland: The Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History

Scotland: The Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History By Those Who Saw It Happen
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A vivid, wide-ranging, and engrossing account of Scotland s history, composed of timeless stories by those who experienced it first-hand.
Contributors range from Tacitus, Mary, Queen of Scots, and Oliver Cromwell to Adam Smith, David Livingstone, and Billy Connolly. These include not only historic moments from Bannockburn to the opening of the new parliament in 1999 but also testimonies like that of the eight year- old factory worker who was dangled by his ear out of a third-floor window for making a mistake; the survivors of the 1746 Battle of Culloden, who wished perhaps that they had died on the field; the breakthrough moment for John Logie Baird, inventor of television; and, the genesis of great works of literature recorded by Conan Doyle, Stevenson, and the editor ofÂ Encyclopaedia Britannica. From the battlefield to the sports field, this is living, accessible history told by crofters, criminals, servants, housewives, poets, journalists, nurses, politicians, prisoners, comedians, sportsmen, and many more.
Country USA
Brand Abrams Press
Manufacturer Overlook Books
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 159020073X
ReleaseDate 2008-07-03
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590200735

Scotland: The Autobiography: 2,000 Years of Scottish History By Those Who Saw It Happen