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Barrie and the Lost Boys : The real story behind Peter Pan
In the Footsteps of William Wallace There have been many books written on William Wallace and all provide a look into the history of Scotlands greatest hero "In the Footsteps of William Wallace" is one of the best. Each part of the life of William Wallace and the history of the "Wars of Independence" are described and images are provided in related photographs and maps...a most excellent book for those with an interest in this great hero!! Scottish Biographies.
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Knife Man : The Extraordinary Life and Times of John Hunter, Father
of Modern Surgery Wolfe: The Career of General James... Wolfe, who died at age 32 while winning North America for the English Crown at Quebec, has been immortalized far more in art than in literature. This first biography of Wolfe in over 50 years fills that gap. It follows the young hero's career from Culloden, where the Scots were smashed to the Continent during the Seven Years War, and finally to America where he wins the climactic battle against the French at Quebec, the victory that claimed his life. This book also provides an insightful look at the British Army of the mid-1700s, the formidable "Redcoats" DAMN REBEL BITCHES Scottish women, be they common or noble, have always had a unique place in Scottish History. Unfortunately their story is often missing from the pages of Scottish history annals. Ms Criag has provided readers with a unique glimpse into the romantic period of the second Jacobite uprising from the women's point of view. The women were remarkably loyal to a man and cause doomed from the start. This is a must read if you want an historical approach that is scholarly in its content but entertaining in its delivery. In My Small Corner: Memoirs of an Orkney... Childhood, Margaret Aitken When Margaret Aitken was a child, more than sixty years ago, her ‘small corner’ was Orkney: ‘that little archipelago usually shown on maps of Great Britain in a box in the north-east corner’. In this book she remembers island life, idyllic memories of growing up in a close-knit community, of the pervasive influence of the Brethren, of holidays to the neighbouring islands of Eday, Rousay and Westray, and vividly recalls the landscape, wildlife and people of a time long past. Scottish Endings: Writings on Death Ghosts, murders, epitaphs and executions! From prehistoric times to the present day, from Greyfriars Bobby to Burke and Hare, a wealth of information, history and anecdotes on the fascinating topics of Death. Tales of princes and paupers, in Scotland and in foreign field, stories of funeral feasts and customs, extraordinary burial arrangements. Contributions from Burns, Scot, Stevenson, and many others, with famous last words and epitaphs. Dougal Haston: The Philosophy of Risk Dougal Haston died in a freak avalanche in 1977 which robbed climbing of one of its most controversial and enigmatic figures. A Scotsman of extremes, who managed to combine a sybaritic lifestyle with a career at the cutting edge of world mountaineering, Haston remains a cult figure whose deeds have inspired climbers worldwide. Connor traces the career of a great climber: beginning in his native Scottish hills, through an Alpine apprenticeship, a defining first ascent of the Eiger Direct in 1966 and finally his startling feats on Everest and other high mountains. Sir James McGrigor A fascinating account of military medical history which reads like an adventure story. McGrigor rose to become the founding founder of medicine in the British army. In between, he survived battle, typhoid, shipwreck, and gained the friendship of the Duke of Wellington. Scottish Biographies. The Jimmy Shand Story The first full-length biography of the late ‘King of Scottish Dance Music,’ arguably, the most popular musician in Scottish history. Pine Trees and the Sky This is the story of a Highland glen around Corgarff, "the village in the clouds". Set in the Cairngorms, it is surrounded by the finest mountain scenery in Britain, its roots going back into antiquity - the passing centuries touching it only lightly. In the pages of this book, its people spring into life with a warmth and humanity that makes compelling reading. An Inspector Recalls A lighthearted look at life in nineteenth-century Scotland, through the eyes of a school inspector. Based on the memoirs of John Kerr, his observations on life, the church, railways and superstition are uncannily familiar one hundred years later. Has anything really changed? Scottish Biographies. Distances: A Personal Evocation of... People & Places Stewart Conn conjures up a rich diversity of people and places from the Glasgow and Ayrshire of his upbringing, to glimpses of Venice, Gaudi’s Barcelona and a troupe of actors joyously rehearsing in the African bush; from an exotic woman artist, poignant exchanges of letters and a ghostly Seigneur, to memories of George Mackay Brown and Iain Crichton Smith. Scottish Biographies. To the edge : confessions of a lifeboat... Coxswain by Tom Ralston. Adventures of a lifeboatman during 34 years on the stormy seas of the West Coast of Scotland. Graphic in its detail, the hazardous life on a lifeboat is vividly brought to life, including the gallant rescue rescuing of the crew of a stricken fishing boat during a violent, northerly storm. A book to make you grateful for the brave heroes on Scottish seas. Robert Burns: A Man for All Seasons The Natural World of Robert Burns. The notion that Robert Burns was inspired by Nature has been espoused for well over a century. Burns referred to the Scottish landscape and wildlife no fewer than 2,880 times - a quite remarkable total, unsurpassed by any other poet. This book analyses and catalogues, for the first time, the natural history records contained in the Bard's writings. It proves that his undoubted love of Nature was founded on factual knowledge, not the gleanings of a romantic ploughman. Each entry is accompanied by its common, generic and local name, including Scots and Gaelic, and is supported by extracts from Burns' poems and songs where appropriate. Scottish Biographies. |
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Sir James Mann Wordie, born in Glasgow in 1889, was the elder
statesman of polar exploration-the link between the heroic Edwardian
Age of Shackleton and Scott and the mechanized modern era that
opened up Antarctica and the Arctic. The remarkable life of one
of Scotland's greatest heroes remains surprisingly little known.
This is the first full biography of Wordie to be written.
The story of an Edinburgh golf club maker, famous throughout the
golfing world in his day, is told here for the first time. Thomas
Carruthers lived most of his working life beside Bruntsfield Links,
for long the playground of Scotland's ancient and national game,
before the opening of the Braid Hills in 1889. Scottish
Biographies.
John Logie Baird. It is not generally known that John Logie Baird,
the genius who not only invented television but went on to develop
colour and 3D versions of it, wrote his own life story. Apart
from publication in the 1980s as a Royal Television Society monograph
it has been neglected, which is a pity since it is a highly readable
account of the dramatic pioneering days of television. Baird writes
with blunt candour and caustic wit about the wild escapades of
his early business career and later troubled relationship with
Lord Reith and the fledgling BBC. With much new material, including
a recently discovered final chapter by his wife, this heavily
illustrated edition of his autobiography gives us a very human
portrait of one of the creators of the modern world. Scottish
Biographies.
The vivid, often gruesome portrait of the 18th century pioneering
surgeon and father of modern medicine, Scotsman, John Hunter.