Scotland

By Andrew Fisher

Book Overview

The Traveller's History series is designed for travellers who want more historical background on the country they are visiting than can be found in a tour guide. Each volume offers a complete and authoritative history of the country from the earliest times up to the present. A Gazetteer cross-referenced to the main text pin-points the historical importance of sights and towns. Illustrated with maps and line drawings, this literate and lively series makes ideal before-you-go reading, and is just as handy tucked into suitcase or backpack. Scotland's story is chronicled by one of the country's best historians. Andrew Fisher begins with Scotland's first people and their culture and ends with Devolution and the setting up of the first Scottish parliament since 1707.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1566564239
• ISBN13: 9781566564236
• Release Date: February 2002
• Publisher: Interlink Publishing Group
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.1" x 7.8"

Customer Reviews

Excellent treatise on the history of Scotland

A previous reviewer complained the author presented this history of Scotland in a "bleak and depressing" manner. My dear boy, Scotland's ancient history WAS bleak and depressing! Were you expecting a joyous recitation on the wee people, Nessie, and how to make Scotch? How would it be possible to present a history of Scottish kings without mentioning they had died? Part of what is so incredible about Scotland and its people is the horrible elements hurled at them, by both man and nature, with which they battled for survival, and over which they triumphed. For a serious intellectual interested in the unglossy, non-touristy version of Scotland's history, this is an excellent, if somewhat necessarily abbreviated, source of well-researched factual history, presented by a leading expert in the field. On the other hand, if your cerebral matter requires a bit less challenging source of information, you might check out "The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish," a wonderful, light read. Or, if you're visiting Scotland try hooking up with a tour, such as whiteheathertravelDOTcom, where you get happy, little, romantic, snippets which require no nasty depressing, brain-strain whatsoever.