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Scotland
by Nigel Blundell
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- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good+
- ISBN 10
- 1894102495
- ISBN 13
- 9781894102490
- Seller
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About This Item
256 p. ; ill., maps (colour) ; 31 cm. Includes indices.
Pictorial hardcover with no obvious defects, pictorial endpapers, and profusely illustrated throughout in full colour, on crisp, clean and clear paper. Dust jacket shows minor wear, including scuffs and edgewear.
From the DJ flaps:
The history of Scotland is like its landscape—full of peaks and valleys, of ruggedness and grandeur, of gentleness and calm splendor. Its story is inextricably linked with its larger neighbor England, but is completely individual. Although joined by the union of the crowns in the form of James VI of Scotland who became James I of England, there is no doubting Scotland's unique and special place in history. From Bannockburn to Braveheart, Bonnie Prince Charlie to Rabbie Burns, the Scots have proved to be a people whose character and ability have made their world influence disproportionate to the size of their country. This book looks at the many facets of Scotland from its Crown Jewels to its stunning geography and scenery.
Part One surveys the geography and geology of the country: the myriad islands of the Shetlands, Orkneys and Hebrides; the Highlands — Torridon, Ben Nevis and Glencoe, the Cairngorms; the urban areas of central Scotland — Glasgow aid Edinburgh; the rolling Borders, and all the lochs and glens that give Scotland such a variety of scenery.
Part Two reviews Scotland's history, starting with the earliest Stone Age hunter-gatherers through the megalith builders, to the Celts, Romans, Norsemen — who ruled much of northern Scotland and the islands until the 13th century — and then the Normans, whose descendants on the English throne would batter away at Scotland's gates, until they were united under one crown. Scotland's history then became one of rebellions — the '15 and '45 — and repression until the Industrial Revolution saw Scottish investors and builders come into their own: the British Empire allowed their natural talents as soldiers and leaders to bring them to the fore.
Part Three deals with the arts, and outstanding cultural heritage — the Celtic legacy, Rabbie Burns and Sir Walter Scott, Robert Louis Stevenson, Charles Rennie Macintosh, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and, more recently, Compton Mackenzie.
After a brief taste of what makes a Scot — Highland Games and Haggis! — a chronology rounds off this colorful tribute to a nation.
Nigel Blundell is a leading journalist and author of 30 factual books, several of them best sellers. He has covered subjects as diverse as crime, scandal, the paranormal, history and royalty. As a journalist, Blundell worked in the United States, Australia and Britain, writing for and editing newspapers and magazines.
Contents:
Introduction
Part 1: The Land
Geology And Geography
Jewel Of Scotland
Part 2: The History
Islands At The End Of The World
The Western Isles
Outpost Of The Empire
Invasion Of The Norsemen
The Norman Conquest
One People, One Nation
Fortress Scotland
From Dawn Of A Christian Age
Mary, Queen Of Scots
Clans, Witches, And Giants
The Massacre Of Glen Coe
The Jacobite Cause
Bonnie Prince Charlie
Culloden
Industrial Revolution And Highland Clearance
Victoria And Balmoral
The Twentieth Century
Part 3: The Arts
Architecture And Art
Literature
Part 4: A Taste Of Scotland
Music And Festivals
Water Of Life - Scotch Whisky
Part 5: A Scottish Chronology
Chronology
Index Of Historic Buildings
Index
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- Bookseller
- The Mortuary Korps
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 000226
- Title
- Scotland
- Author
- Nigel Blundell
- Illustrator
- [various]
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 1894102495
- ISBN 13
- 9781894102490
- Publisher
- Prospero Books
- Place of Publication
- London, England
- Date Published
- 1998
- Pages
- 256
- Size
- 31
- Keywords
- Scotland History; Scottish; Celtic; United Kingdom; coffee table book; landscapes; castles; poetry; portraits; lochs; islands; Norse; Vikings; queens; kings; notable figures; whisky; war
- Bookseller catalogs
- Photography; History; Art & Culture; Travel;
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