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Caught up in the strife between smugglers on the Solway Coast and the gypsies of Galloway, young Patrick Heron is flung into a society of social outcasts, outlaws and downright murderers: his conventional world made anew by fear, desolation, courage and energy.
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This book, drawing on a recent pioneering series of national symposia and exhibitions presents an introductory reassessment of thirty years of vigorous, but until recently misunderstood transformations of Scotland’s built environment.

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This book is a charming yet insightful memoir of a bygone way of life. From it emerges a detailed picture of fisherfolk and fishing: their boats, methods of fishing, life and customs. The result is a valuable and vivid record of what was a central part of Scotland’s fishing industry.

        
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Although best known as one of Scotland’s greatest modern poets, Iain Crichton Smith was also prolific as a writer of short stories. Here in one volume is a comprehensive collection demonstrating the versatility of Crichton Smith’s range.

            
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Betsy Whyte was a gifted, natural storyteller and this remarkable memoir brings to life her joys and sorrows - the bitter and sweet ’red rowans’ and ’wild honey’ - in a way that no work of the imagination can.

    
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A magnificent collection of epic traveller tales full of wonder. There are tales of the supernatural as well as tales of everyday life.
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The reign of James VI (1567–1625) remains one of the most enigmatic in Scottish history. There are long periods within it which resemble black-holes in our knowledge.

    
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The Reivers is an extraordinary book which tells the historical tale of a land that was at all times no-man’s-land but a land over which blood was shed on both sides of an invisible border.

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Derek Alexander provides an enthralling account of the archaeological history of Renfrewshire, one of Scotland’s least investigated countys.
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Dr Walker's report gives us a last opportunity to see the basis of the old island economy and the life and conditions of the inhabitants.

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A passionate defence of the importance to the Scottish educational tradition of a philosophical and generalist approach.

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This volume continues the story begun in The Scottish Revolution of the Covenanters’ sudden rise to power, but how their soaring ambitions and religious zeal in the end led Scotland to an unparalleled disaster.

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John MacLeod tells the story of the Clydebank Blitz and the terrible scale of death and devastation, speculating on why its incineration has been so widely forgotten and its ordeal denied any place in national honour.

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Following the success of his history of Italian immigration to Scotland, The Scots-Italians, Joe Pieri tells his own eventful life story.   
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The Road to Drumnafunner is a journey through the secret history and legends of North-east Scotland. Beginning at Drumnafunner Farm, where the Donald family lived and where the poet Charles Murray – ’Hamewith’ – walked over the moors to school, the road winds its way through many intriguing places, uncovering the stories and characters associated with them.

    
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This is the sequel to Christina Hall’s charming autobiographies about her youth, To the Edge of the Sea andTwice Around the Bay.        
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Follow Rob’s quest through glens, dungeons and river rapids as his enemies close in for the kill . . . Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

        
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A stunning autobiography from one of the most popular, recognisable and beloved Scottish journalists and broadcasters.
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For the first time, over fifty of Robbie Shepherd’s Press and Journal Doric columns have been brought together in one collection, with superb illustrations by Graham MacLennan.

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The first popular biography for 40 years and an enthralling read. Colm McNamee is an expert on the Irish dimensions of the Wars of the Bruces.

            
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Join Burns’s quest to rescue a lost musical treasure - and get chased by ghouls as he explores the dark side of life. Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

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Originally published in 2000 by Polygon to mark the 250th anniversary of Fergusson’s birth, this new edition contains all Fergusson’s finest poems in both Scots and English, and features a new introductory essay, revised orthography, a substantial section of notes and a glossary.        

        
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Robert Garioch was one of Scotland's most distinctive poetic voices. Born in Edinburgh in 1909, he was educated at the university there, and subsequently embarked on a teaching career, writing poetry in his free time.

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Ian Donnachie’s engaging yet judicious study is the first biography of Robert Owen for fifty years.
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A real-life adventure packed with historical facts about Scotland’s warrior king. Blood-spattered Scottish history at its most wickedly entertaining.

    
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Two thousand years ago the Roman army, one of the world's most successful fighting machines, set out to conquer Scotland. Three invasions were attempted, and each ended in withdrawal. This book investigates why the Romans chose to invade and failed.
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The fairytale story of the Highland League minnows triumphing against the odds to reach the Scottish Cup Final.

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This book offers an enthralling trail through the rich tapestry of events witnessed by Rosslyn over the centuries. Andrew Sinclair, himself descended from Prince Henry St Clair.

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This book offers an enthralling trail through the rich tapestry of events witnessed by Rosslyn over the centuries. Andrew Sinclair, himself descended from Prince Henry St Clair.

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A complete and comprehensive history of the ever mysterious yet famous Rosslyn Chapel.

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This is the story of the beginnings of Mary, Queen of Scots, a rich and vibrant epic involving many of the major figures of early modern history. Henry VIII of England, Francois I and Henri II of France bestride the canvas, but even they cannot obscure the beguiling figure of the young Mary Queen of Scots.

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This book aims to increase the passion of existing collectors of commemorative mugs and beakers, and to introduce new enthusiasts to this exciting field of collecting.

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This book has grown from a conference held in 1986 which had the intention of drawing the attention of policy makers to research the had been conducted, and of promoting further well coordinated research..

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Evan Mawdsley’s lucid account of this vast and complex subject explains in detail the power struggles and political manoeuvres of the war, providing a balanced analysis of why the Communists were victors.

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