
Highways to the Highlands
From Old Ways to New Ways
Eric Simpson(Author)
Amberley Publishing
Will be published approx. on 15. July 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
96 pages
978-1-4456-9924-0 (ISBN)
Description
For centuries tourists and other travellers have been travelling north to the Highlands of Scotland. This book follows the main thoroughfares north, using vintage and contemporary images to illustrate how they and the people using them have changed over time. The book starts as many visitors to Scotland have done over the years, by following the Great North Road from Edinburgh to Inverness. The reader continues north from the Highland capital by the east coast, thus joining the highly popular North Coast 500 tourist route going around the North of Scotland from east to west. The return journey south follows the spectacular west coast route all the way to Glasgow. Many of the old picture postcards and other images feature the beautiful scenery and way of life of the people of the Highlands.
Illustrating the changes that came about during the twentieth-century transport revolution, this is an affectionate lavishly illustrated tribute to how travel around the Highlands has changed over time.
Illustrating the changes that came about during the twentieth-century transport revolution, this is an affectionate lavishly illustrated tribute to how travel around the Highlands has changed over time.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
100 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 165 mm
Thickness: 8 mm
Weight
272 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-9924-0 (9781445699240)
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Person
Eric Simpson acted as historical consultant for the BBC Grand Tours of Scotland programmes. He has written many books for Amberley. He lives in Fife and has an extensive collection of Scottish seaside memorabilia.