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| A Description of the Western Isles of Scotland | Scottish Interest | |||
| Michael Robson (Edited by) | ||||
| Islands Book Trust 2003 318 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0954623819 | ||||
| Published Price £16.00 | Our Price £4.99 | |||
| Martin Martin (1669-1718) was a native of the Western Isles and a Gaelic speaker, whose book on the Western Isles, published in 1703, was the first detailed account of the islands and one of the main triggers for their 'discovery' by outsiders. It was not intended as a guide book; Martin's approach is scientific observation and a concern to improve the lot of the islanders. Edited by Michael Robson, this book presents a photographic facsimile of Martin's Description, with an introduction, notes and illustrations. | ||||
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Sons of Vulcan | |||
| Ironworkers and Steelmen in Scotland | Scottish Interest | |||
| Robert Duncan | ||||
| Birlinn 2008 232 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 1841587699 | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| This is a substantial history of two industries that have played a huge role in the social and economic history of Scotland. Covering over 300 years of labour and working conditions, it focuses on the men and boys who mastered heat and fire to make and shape iron in furnaces, forges, mills and foundries before, during and after the Industrial Revolution. It also concentrates on working lives spent in steel production from the beginning of the industry in the 1870s until its demise in the 1990s. | ||||
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The Trossachs | |||
| History and Guide | Scottish Interest | |||
| William F Hendrie | ||||
| Tempus 2004 160 pages | ||||
| Paperback Illustrated 0752429914 247x171mm | ||||
| Published Price £14.99 | Our Price £5.99 | |||
| Loch Lomond and the Trossachs, now a National Park, is home to rare wildlife, exquisite Highland scenery, over twenty Munros and thousands of years of history. This guide looks at the area in depth, describing the landscape 'of soaring mountains, shimmering lochs and solitary glens', but also delving into its history, literary associations, and legends - among them the strange, supernatural affair of the Rev. Robert Kirk of Aberfoyle, who apparently came back from the dead. | ||||
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