- Paperback: 512 pages
- Publisher: Luath Press Ltd (1 May 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0946487618
- ISBN-13: 978-0946487615
- Product Dimensions: 20.4 x 13.6 x 4.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 268,556 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Packed full of historical documentation, including some rarely-seen material, this text takes a close look at Scotland's history through the eyes of those that were there. The eye-witness accounts set out to bring both the great and small events to life.
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History : my god, it CAN be interesting,
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This review is from: Reportage Scotland: History in the Making (Paperback)
This book takes a different approach to others I have read on the same topic : it lets people who were there tell the story - whether it's about Elvis on his one and only stop-over in Scotland, or the testimony of tortured witches telling of their dealings with satan in 16th century courthouses. All of the raw materials come from what must be a frighteningly diverse manuscript collection at Scotland's National Library.The flow of information is well guided by paragraphs written by the author, without being intrusive or assuming you know the first thing about the subject ( a fair guess in my case !) The main joy of this book is the exquisite choice of the accounts to represent the events of the last two thousand years in Scotland - you get a real sense of the Scottish personality as well as learning the dry, theoretical history-as-we-know-it. Scottish history is not something that is well known or understood even within Scotland - with the help of books like this and educators like Louise Yeoman, this is a state of affairs that will surely soon be changed.
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History : my god, it CAN be interesting,
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This review is from: Reportage Scotland: History in the Making (Paperback)
This book takes a different approach to others I have read on the same topic : it lets people who were there tell the story - whether it's about Elvis on his one and only stop-over in Scotland, or the testimony of tortured witches telling of their dealings with satan in 16th century courthouses. All of the raw materials come from what must be a frighteningly diverse manuscript collection at Scotland's National Library. The flow of information is well guided by paragraphs written by the author, without being intrusive or assuming you know the first thing about the subject ( a fair guess in my case !) The main joy of this book is the exquisite choice of the accounts to represent the events of the last two thousand years in Scotland - you get a real sense of the Scottish personality as well as learning the dry, theoretical history-as-we-know-it. Scottish history is not something that is well known or understood even within Scotland - with the help of books like this and educators like Louise Yeoman, this is a state of affairs that will surely soon be changed. |
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