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  • Place Names of Ross and Cromarty

    This early work on Ross and Cromarty is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It contains a wealth of information on the history of the area and the meanings of the place names in it. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone with an interest in the history of Scotland. Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are ... Read more

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  • Scottish Miscellany

    Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Scotland the Brave

    Series series Books of Miscellany
    With Scottish Miscellany, author Jonathan Green lets you revel in the fun and fascinating explanations behind Scottish traditions and folklore, giving you the answers to questions you’ve always had—or never knew you had—and more as he covers all aspects of Scotland. From Scottish culture to the ancient history of the country to modern pastimes, this book has all that and more. Learn why the ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Scotland, A Very Peculiar History Volume 1

    Series Book 3 - A Very Peculiar History
    From its earliest inhabitants up to the beginnings of Stewart rule, 'Scotland: A Very Peculiar History - Volume 1' is a lively and informative account of the chequered (or rather, 'tartaned') history of Scotland. Detailing grisly clan wars and the many mythical creatures to look out for while you're out in the wild, this ebook gives an objective account of the nation's history, with 'no added ... Read more

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  • The Islesman

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    This is the thrilling story of Angus Og MacDonald, Lord of the Isles, during the turbulent days of Robert the Bruce.The grandson of the great Angus Mor, direct descendant and successor of Somerled himself, the semi-independent prince of the Hebrides and much of the West Highland mainland, Angus was a worthy representative of a notable line, living in dramatic and exciting times for Scotland and ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • High Kings And Vikings

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    As Christendom approached the first Millennium, conflict and war prevailedthroughout a troubled Scotland. The population remained under constant threatfrom bloodthirsty Viking raids, and the High Kings of Scots came and went, theirbrief reigns usually coming to a violent end.In 995, young Cormac mac Farquhar, newly succeeding his father as Thane ofGlamis, was to find himself reluctantly caught up ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD

  • The Big Music

    by Kirsty Gunn ...
    The Big Music tells the story of John Sutherland of 'The Grey House', who is dying and creating in the last days of his life a musical composition that will define it. Yet he has little idea of how his tune will echo or play out into the world - and as the book moves inevitably through its themes of death and birth, change and stasis, the sound of his solitary story comes to merge and connect with ... Read more

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  • Scotland, A Very Peculiar History Volume 2

    Series Book 4 - A Very Peculiar History
    “Scots Wha Hae!” 'Scotland, A Very Peculiar History - Volume 2' is the concluding part of a lively and informative account of the vibrant history of Scotland, from the beginnings of Stewart rule up to modern-day Scotland. Celebrating the many and varied cultural and historic achievements of the Scottish, from the fierce Jacobite uprising to John Logie Baird's insulating socks, this ebook provides ... Read more

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  • Hope Endures

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    The son of an Edinburgh merchant, Hope had a spectacular beginning to his career: at the age of seventeen, before he had even finished his legal education, he travelled to France to triumph in his first court case and caught the attention of his young king, James VI. It was the beginning of a life at the heart of the government of Scotland. From James VI and I to Cromwell, from John Knox to ... Read more

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  • Way of the Wanderers

    The Story of Travellers in Scotland

    by Jess Smith ...
    A "vigorous and vivid and feisty" portrait of a traditional Scottish subculture from an insider ( Dundee Courier & Advertiser).Scottish gypsies, known as travellers, have wandered Scotland's roads and byways for centuries, and their turbulent history is captured in this passionate book by Jess Smith, the bestselling author of Jessie's Journey. This is less a conventional history than a personal ... Read more

    $2.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Portrait of Orkney

    Portrait of Orkney is a personal account of a people, their history and their way of life, and of a landscape that has shaped them, and been shaped by them. ... Read more

    $4.99 CAD

  • The Silver Bough Volume 1

    Scottish Folklore and Folk-Belief

    Series Book 1 - Silver Bough
    The Silver Bough is an indispensable treasury of Scottish culture, universally acknowledged as a classic of literature. The author, F Marian McNeill, succeeded in capturing and bringing to life many traditions and customs of old before they died out or were influenced by the modern era.The Silver Branch of the sacred apple tree, laden with crystal blossoms of golden fruit, is in Celtic mythology ... Read more

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  • Columba

    by Nigel Tranter ...
    Written by the author of The Bruce Trilogy, The Captive Crown, and Margaret the Queen, this is the story of a very human, fallible but courageous and indomitable man, born an Irish prince in the troubled and pagan sixth century, who rejected the high kingship of all Ireland to be an abbot. ... Read more

    $5.99 CAD