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'A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands' --The Scotsman
'Full of character, combining proper research with a sure eye to what attracts and sustains an audience's attention' --Scotland on Sunday
'An extraordinary achievement. Moffat [is a] master storyteller ... more than just a collection of fascinating facts'
--Peeblesshire News
'An admirable mixture of factual accounts and colourful prose'
--Scottish Field
'The best popular text of its kind I've read on this subject... Alistair Moffat has excellent credentials for writing this book... a lively account' --Scots Magazine
'An engaging and stirring account of what made these warlike and resourceful people quite unlike any others... thrilling... an enjoyable book' --The Aberdeen Press and Journal
'A lively account of fearless people in inhospitable places... attractively illustrated... highly accessible'
--Your Family Tree
'Refreshing new material and commanding historical breadth in this lively and beautifully illustrated survey of 1,000 years of clancestry'
--Country Life
'Full of character, combining proper research with a sure eye to what attracts and sustains an audience's attention' --Scotland on Sunday
'An extraordinary achievement. Moffat [is a] master storyteller ... more than just a collection of fascinating facts'
--Peeblesshire News
'An admirable mixture of factual accounts and colourful prose'
--Scottish Field
'The best popular text of its kind I've read on this subject... Alistair Moffat has excellent credentials for writing this book... a lively account' --Scots Magazine
'An engaging and stirring account of what made these warlike and resourceful people quite unlike any others... thrilling... an enjoyable book' --The Aberdeen Press and Journal
'A lively account of fearless people in inhospitable places... attractively illustrated... highly accessible'
--Your Family Tree
'Refreshing new material and commanding historical breadth in this lively and beautifully illustrated survey of 1,000 years of clancestry'
--Country Life
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The story of the Highland clans is a gripping one, full of celebrated names and heroic deeds. It is also, as Alistair Moffat reveals, the story of a fearless people, shaped by the unique traditions and landscape of the Scottish Highlands. Here, he traces the history of the clans from their Celtic origins to the coming of the Romans, through the great battles of Bannockburn and Flodden, to the Clearances and the present day. The images bring the stories to life with historical portraits and depictions of significant events such as the battles or the Highland dances, to name but a few. The story of the clans is also about the pain of leaving, with the great emigrations to the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Complete with a clan map and an alphabetical list of the clans of the Scottish Highlands, this is a must for anyone interested in the history of Scotland.
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A wonderful read
9 Feb 2011
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I bought this book on a whim without thumbing through it much, if at all. Then I read it, and am very pleased. Subject matter ranges from pre-history to "modern times" and The Gaelic is not ignored. Indeed, chapter 8, "Lochaber no More" begins with the words, in Gaelic and English, of that composition and the first paragraph contains one of the most emotional lines I have ever read, uttered by a man, Domhnall Ban Crosd, who returned to Carnish (Isle of Lewis) from Canada years after being cleared off the land. He looked around the deserted village, wept, and said "Chaneil nith an seo man a bha e, ach an ataireachd na mara." That is, "there is nothing here now as it was, except for the surge of the sea." Complementing the text are very nice illustrations in color, and black and white. Keep in mind this book is about the HIGHLAND clans, not the Border/Lowland families. Still, I do not believe you will be disappointed.
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