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Story of Scotland, The

Story of Scotland, The

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Story of Scotland, The

by Glover, Janet Reaveley

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0571066569
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9780571066568
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London: Faber and Faber Limited, 1970. Previous Owner Markings; Light Creasing on Front, Rear Covers, Spine; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. CONTENTS: PART I. EARLY AND MEDIEVAL SCOTLAND 1. Pioneers 2. Legions 3. Evangelists 4. Vikings and Normans 5. David I 6. A Time of Hope: The Thirteenth Century 7. A Time of Desolation 8. Robert Bruce 9. Medieval Confusion 10. The Fifteenth Century 11. James IV; PART II. THE REFORMATION AND THE COVENANT 12. Religious and Political Turmoil 13. Protestant Scotland 14. Prelude to the Seventeenth Century 15. The Making of the National Covenant 16. Scotland and the Civil War 17. The Persecution of the Covenanters; PART III. THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES 18. The Union of 1707 19. Jacobites 20. Agriculture 21. Transport 22. Industry 23. Cities, Citizens and the Arts 24. Religion 25. Education 26. Parliament and Politics 27. Poverty 28. The Scot Abroad; PART IV. SCOTLAND SINCE 1870 29. Economic Developments 30. Political and Social Change 31. The Background to Contemporary Thought; A Selected List of Books; Index. EXCERPT: FOREWORD AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS There is much more interest nowadays than formerly in the traditions of the past, perhaps because they are becoming so rapidly overlaid, and there is also more speculation as to why Scottish people think and react as they do in the contemporary situation. At the same time, people are able to enjoy the Scottish countryside more readily than their parents and grandparents could, and this enjoyment is enhanced by some knowledge of what went on there in earlier times. While therefore the publications of specialists who have pursued close research are of the greatest value, there remains still a real need for general histories of a more popular nature. This book has been written specially for the general reader in an effort to meet that need . . .. First Thus 2nd Printing. Trade Paperback. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

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Title
Story of Scotland, The
Author
Glover, Janet Reaveley
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Edition
First Thus 2nd Printing
ISBN 10
0571066569
ISBN 13
9780571066568
Publisher
Faber and Faber Limited
Place of Publication
London
Date Published
1970
Keywords
History,Peoples,Places
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