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The Borders Alistair Moffat

The Borders By Alistair Moffat

The Borders by Alistair Moffat


$29.99
Condition - Very Good
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Summary

A story of the border: a place of beginnings and endings, of differences and similarities. This is also the story of an ancient place; where hunter-gatherers penetrated into the virgin interior, where Celtic warlords ruled, the Romans came but could not conquer, and where the glittering kingdom of Northumbria thrived.

The Borders Summary

The Borders: A History of the Borders from Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat

This is the story of the border: a place of beginnings and endings, of differences and similarities. It is the story of England and Scotland, told not from the remoteness of London or Edinburgh or in the tired terms of national histories, but up close and personal, toe to toe and eyeball to eyeball across the tweed, the Cheviots, the Esk and the tidal races of the upper Solway. This is a tale told in blood, fun and granite-hard memory. This is the story of an ancient place; where hunter-gatherers penetrated into the virgin interior, where Celtic warlords ruled, the Romans came but could not conquer, where the glittering kingdom of Northumbria thrived, the place where David MacMalcolm raised great abbeys, where the border rivers rode into history, and where Walter Scott sat at Abbotsford and brooded on the area's rich and historic legacy.

The Borders Reviews

'Beautifully written, a fine book'

* Sunday Herald *

'Highly readable - a lively, clear style'

* Northern History *

'Quirky, learned and utterly absorbing'

-- Allan Massie

About Alistair Moffat

Alistair Moffat was born and raised in Kelso. He took degrees at the universities of St Andrews, Edinburgh and London and played rugby for Kelso and his universities. In 1976 he took charge of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe as it grew into the largest arts festival in the world.

Additional information

GOR003603481
9781841584669
1841584665
The Borders: A History of the Borders from Earliest Times by Alistair Moffat
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Birlinn General
20070516
512
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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