Description
In this book, Alistair Moffat brings vividly to life the story of this great nation, from the dawn of prehistory through to the twenty-first century.
Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 11/21/2017
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 2.40d
ISBN13: 9781780274386
ISBN10: 1780274386
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Ireland
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Science | Life Sciences | Genetics & Genomics
Ambitious, richly detailed and highly readable, Scotland: A History From Earliest Times skilfully weaves together a dazzling array of fact and anecdote from a vast range of sources. The result is an imaginative, informative, balanced and varied portrait of Scotland, seen not just through the experience of the kings, saints, warriors, aristocrats and politicians who populate the pages of conventional history books, but also through that of ordinary people who have lived Scotland's history and have played their own important part in shaping its destiny.
Author: Alistair Moffat
Publisher: Birlinn
Published: 11/21/2017
Pages: 544
Binding Type: Mass Market Paperbound
Weight: 1.55lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.10w x 2.40d
ISBN13: 9781780274386
ISBN10: 1780274386
BISAC Categories:
- History | Europe | Ireland
- Social Science | Emigration & Immigration
- Science | Life Sciences | Genetics & Genomics
About the Author
Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe and Director of Programmes at Scottish Television, he now runs the Borders Book Festival and the DNA testing company, BritainsDNA. He is the author of a number of highly acclaimed books and is currently Rector of St Andrews University.