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The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist Hugh Miller

The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist By Hugh Miller

The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist by Hugh Miller

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This work is a facsimile reprint of Hugh Miller's 1857 notes recording his rambles around Scotland in the mid 1840s. Of interest to local historians, geologists, readers of great Scottish literature and lovers of the Western Isles and Northern Scotland.

The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist Summary

The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist by Hugh Miller

This account shows the full range of Hugh Miller's interests - the lyrical description of the scenery and accounts of beautiful fossils show a deep affection for the Scottish landscape, while his role as a serious religious journalist and social crusader is highlighted in his discussions on the Disruption and the Highland Clearances.

The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist Reviews

'I warmly recommend this marvellously rambling book which is full of sensitivity and poetry, to anyone who loves Scotland or is a humanist, a sociologist, an ethnologist, a geologist, a palaeontologist or just a fossil fan.' Nature, November 2003

About Hugh Miller

Hugh Miller was a self-made man who became a figure of national renown in the fields of social commentary, literature, religion and geology. The Introduction and Notes to this facsimile edition are by Dr Michael Taylor, Research Associate at the National Museums of Scotland and Visiting Research Fellow, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester; the Preface is by Professor T C Smout, Historiographer Royal for Scotland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements / Forword / Notes of Maps / Map of Scotland / Map of the Inner Hebrides / Introduction / Following in the footsteps of Hugh Miller Today / References and Further Reading / Map of Inner Moray first / Map of Orkney and Caithness; The Cruise of the Betsey -; A Summer Ramble among the Hebrides; Rambles of a Geologist

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GOR013496342
9781910682364
1910682365
The Cruise of the Betsey and Rambles of a Geologist by Hugh Miller
Hugh Miller
Used - Very Good
Paperback
NMSE - Publishing Ltd
2022-09-29
576
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