The Scottish Highland Games in America

By Emily Ann Donaldson

Book Overview

A guide to history and the events of the Scottish Highland Games, and where to find the festivals in the United States.

Discover the Scottish Highland Games, celebrated in over thirty US states every year. Participants compete in the caber toss, Highland dancing, piping and drumming, fiddling, and many more competitive and non-competitive events.

The Scottish Highland Games in America recognizes the players and events that keep the modern Games alive and exciting. Readers will discover the history of the Games, rooted in Scotland and celebrated in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and other countries where Scots have settled. A complete state-by-state listing of the Games and their events is also provided.

Praise for The Scottish Highland Games in America

"This is a work of great value to all who seek knowledge of Scottish-American events, and who wish to understand what surely must be one of the most interesting, colorful, and evident ethnic occurrences in the U.S." --W. R. McLeod vice-chairman, Dunvegan Foundation Clan McLeod

"The author's enthusiasm for the Scottish Highland Games, and indeed her expertise, are reflected in this long-awaited work. All who are interested in the story of this enduring and popular festival will be grateful to Ann Donaldson for her conscientious research. It is a fine tribute to those Americans of Scottish descent who have contributed to keep this unique aspect of their culture vibrantly alive in the New World." --Gerald Redmond, author of The Sporting Scots of Nineteenth Century Canada

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1565545605
• ISBN13: 9781565545601
• Release Date: March 1999
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Company
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Breathtaking

Real men throw kegs. Real women sleep with real men. I love Scotland and all the hairy drunk bastards that call it home.

This book really opened up my heart

Before I read this insightful study into the athletic world of drunken Scots, I must say that I wanted to never visit Scotland. Now that I read the book i want to go there and pee on their culture. They throw keg up in the air. Wow how cool is that. They throw cabers, but can they win a war?