An anthology which presents an account of the lives of the Scottish people across the centuries, including the crofters of the West Highlands or St Kilda, the fruit farmers of Blairgowrie, jute workers in Dundee, and aspirant lawyers in Edinburgh. The book uses first-hand accounts which provide interpretations by individuals of their own lives, without sentiment and without exaggeration. The author also wrote "A History of Scottish People, 1560-1830" and "A Century of the Scottish People, 1830-1960".