Scotland
1,000 Things You Need to Know
Published on 1. September 2008
Book
Hardback
272 pages
978-1-84354-865-2 (ISBN)
Description
Since before Hadrian built the wall, the Scots have been a race apart - fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players and pedagogues, proud of a fiercely independent creative heritage. Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the essential guide to the land and people, containing a wealth of information on all things Scottish.
How does the clan system work? Why is Irn Bru spelled like that? How many kings of Scotland died in bed? When should you use the word 'Scotch'? What actually is in a haggis? And who on earth decided that the Declaration of Arbroath was a cornerstone of modern democracy?
Proudly celebrating Scottish achievement, fearlessly debunking sentiment and mythmaking, Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the real McCoy.
How does the clan system work? Why is Irn Bru spelled like that? How many kings of Scotland died in bed? When should you use the word 'Scotch'? What actually is in a haggis? And who on earth decided that the Declaration of Arbroath was a cornerstone of modern democracy?
Proudly celebrating Scottish achievement, fearlessly debunking sentiment and mythmaking, Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the real McCoy.
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 143 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
416 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-865-2 (9781843548652)
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Person
Edwin Moore was for twenty years a senior editor for the Collins Reference division in Glasgow. He is also the author of two books: Lemmings Don't Leap: 180 Myths, Misconceptions and Urban Legends Exploded (2006) and Brief Encounters: Meetings Between (Mostly) Remarkable People (2007), both published by Chambers Harrap.