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The Drowned and the Saved
When War Came to the Hebrides
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830570
Pub Date: 2024-05-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
Based on the harrowing personal recollection of survivors and rescuers, newspaper reports and original research, Les Wilson tells the story of two terrible maritime disasters in Islay's memory, paying tribute to the astonishing bravery of the islanders, who risked their lives pulling men from the sea, caring for survivors and burying the dead.
The Caledonian Canal
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781839830518
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
The Caledonian Canal records the history of one of Scotland’s most massive engineering projects, from Thomas Telford’s first survey in 1801 into the twenty-first century. A.D. (Sandy) Cameron’s book has long been recognised as the authoritative work on the canal as well as a reliable and useful guide to the surrounding area.
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476923
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
216 Pages
The two island groups of Orkney and Shetland have much in common. In each the grey stone houses and treeless landscapes are scoured in winter by stinging gales, and in summer lie under the endless days...
The Legacy of Rome
Scotland's Roman Remains
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476947
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
232 Pages
As an outpost of empire, Scotland played a significant, if unusual, role in the Roman world. The south and east were occupied intermittently from AD 79 to the early third century, while the north and...
Hebridean Island
Memories of Scarp
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781912476695
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
240 Pages
The island of Scarp lies off the west coast of North Harris in the Outer Hebrides and was populated for more than 400 years until 1971, when the last of the native population left. This magnificent...
Edinburgh: Mapping the City
Price: $50.00
ISBN: 9781839830433
Pub Date: 2023-12-21
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Origin
304 Pages
This lavishly illustrated book features 71 maps of Edinburgh which have been selected for the particular stories they reveal about the political, commercial and social life of Scotland and her capital. Many are reproduced in book form for the first time.
Set Adrift Upon the World
The Sutherland Clearances
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9781839830303
Pub Date: 2023-09-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
620 Pages
In this book James Hunter tells the story of the Sutherland Clearances. His researches took him to archives in Scotland, England and Canada, to the now deserted straths of Sutherland, to the frozen shores of Hudson Bay. The result is a gripping, moving, definitive account of a people's struggle for survival in the face of tragedy and disaster.
The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781839830167
Pub Date: 2023-10-26
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Origin
704 Pages
This is the first complete edition of Barnard’s writing. Including over 200 engravings, this book provides information about the origins of Scotland's national drink, as well as a picture of life and travel in the Victorian age. It includes not only the technical descriptions of each distillery's processes, but also descriptions of journeys.
The Drowned and the Saved
When War Came to the Hebrides
Price: $15.95
ISBN: 9781839830570
Pub Date: 2024-05-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
The Caledonian Canal
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781839830518
Pub Date: 2024-04-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
256 Pages
The Folklore of Orkney and Shetland
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476923
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
216 Pages
The Legacy of Rome
Scotland's Roman Remains
Price: $18.95
ISBN: 9781912476947
Pub Date: 2024-06-30
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
232 Pages
Hebridean Island
Memories of Scarp
Price: $34.95
ISBN: 9781912476695
Pub Date: 2024-07-02
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
240 Pages
Edinburgh: Mapping the City
Price: $50.00
ISBN: 9781839830433
Pub Date: 2023-12-21
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Origin
304 Pages
Set Adrift Upon the World
The Sutherland Clearances
Price: $21.95
ISBN: 9781839830303
Pub Date: 2023-09-20
Format: Paperback
Imprint: Origin
620 Pages
The Whisky Distilleries of the United Kingdom
Price: $60.00
ISBN: 9781839830167
Pub Date: 2023-10-26
Format: Hardcover
Imprint: Origin
704 Pages