This colorful book brings Scotland's history vividly to life from its prehistoric past to its innovative present. It reveals key historical events and the characters behind them--From invaders, warriors, rulers, inventors, artists, and politicians to ordinary folk who emerge as heroes in this remarkable story. Beautifully illustrated with contemporary photographs and nearly 100 archival images from museums and other sources across Scotland, the book features subjects as diverse as the warlike Picts, St. Columba, Macbeth, the Battle of Bannockburn, Mary Queen of Scots, the poet Robert Burns, the architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, and Scotland's universities.
Record details
ISBN:1932573011 (trade bdg.)
ISBN:9781932573015 (trade bdg.)
Physical Description:224 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 31 cm. print
Publisher:Anacortes, Wash. :Oyster Press,2004.
Distributor:Portland, Or. :Distributed by Graphic Arts Center Pub. Co..
Content descriptions
General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Origins -- Invaders -- Kingdom -- Wars with England -- Dynasty -- The road to union -- United Kingdom -- An industrial society -- Scotland at war -- Scotland.com
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