Sorry to butt in again so soon; this on Amazon covers huge achievements and vast distances.
Scotland's Empire 1600-1815, author T.M Devine.
'One of the first references to America in Scottish records appeared in 1597...' T.M. Devine.
Right I'll pipe doon now.
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- Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:55 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Clan, Scottish, and Highland Books: What Do YOU Recommend?
- Replies: 10
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- Tue Jan 12, 2010 9:35 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Clan, Scottish, and Highland Books: What Do YOU Recommend?
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Re: Clan, Scottish, and Highland Books: What Do YOU Recommend?
Hi, I've just fetched down my dissertation from 1998 entitled (rather pompously in retrospect): 'From Rob Roy to Braveheart. Sir Walter Scott and the Power of Romance in the Context of Devolution.' Selecting a few titles from the bibliography that might be relevant: Brown. D (1979) Walter Scott and ...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:38 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Thomas Cairns Livingstone - TOMMY'S WAR
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Thomas Cairns Livingstone - TOMMY'S WAR
I bought this book from Amazon for my Canadian cousin Livingstones. Product Description Review 'Amusing and beautifully illustrated!with an eye for detail!TOMMY'S WAR!provides the missing piece of the wartime jigsaw -- a detailed description of the tender, comforting ordinariness of everyday life th...
- Fri Jan 08, 2010 9:22 pm
- Forum: General Discussion
- Topic: Felt at home on Mull and Iona - ancient imprint?
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Felt at home on Mull and Iona - ancient imprint?
All this DNA research is fascinating, but I feel a tad left out being a female of the species. Possessing little or none of the powers of persuasion peculiar to my gender, I'm unlikely to get my two brothers to part with DNA. However, I can testify to this sense of belonging that overwhelmed me when...