Scotland
1,000 Things You Need to Know
Published on 1. May 2010
Book
Paperback/Softback
272 pages
978-1-84354-866-9 (ISBN)
Description
As the proud possessors of a fiercely independent creative heritage, the Scots were a race apart even before Hadrian built the wall. Scotland has produced an indomitable bunch of fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players and pedagogues that have shaped the course of modern history. Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the real McCoy, a comprehensive guide to Caledonia and its remarkable people.
Reviews / Votes
'Entertaining and scholarly - he writes like a Scottish Bill Bryson' The Courier 'A small, cheerful book... A valiant attempt to navigate the more trivial contours of enlightenment and clearances, crown and parliament, dirt and deity... In a different league to the Scottish novelty titles that get stocked next to the bookstore tills' Sunday TimesMore details
Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 130 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
260 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-84354-866-9 (9781843548669)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Edwin Moore was for twenty years a senior editor at the Collins Reference division in Glasgow. He is the author of two previous 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.