The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Alistair Moffat

The Highlands and Islands of Scotland by Alistair Moffat

In rich and telling detail, Alistair Moffat relates the remarkable story of the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. The north is being renewed, the land is coming alive once more and this unique story ends on an upbeat note as the Highlands and Islands of Scotland look forward to a future of possibilities.

'Moffat brings to vibrant and palpable life the Highlands and Islands from the primeval and prehistoric to the presentArranged like a mosaic, the glue is the people who populated the region, and its pages peppered with the lines of great poets and songsters from Sorley Maclean and Norman MacCaig to Runrig'

* Sunday Post *

'one of those rare books that takes a fairly specialised subject and makes it available and accessible to a very wide audience: in Scotland and far beyond'

-- Ken Lussey * Undiscovered Scotland *

'This is a splendid and thoroughly enjoyable book, one from which most of us can surely learn a lot. I would advise reading it straight through, then returning to dip in again and again'

* The Scotsman *

'This epic book moves from Orkney as capital of Britain to the Highland Clearances and the romancing of the Highlands, telling us about the coming of the Gaelic language, the art of the Picts, Jacobitism and the heroism of the clans – and all in a new way'

* Scotrail Inspiration Hub *

'a very personal history, richly informative and sparkling with detail' 

-- Mary Miers * Country Life *

'an epic history of a fascinating subject, featuring the stories of individuals, the telling moments and the crucial details which enrich the human story and add context and colour to the saga of Scotland'

-- Miranda Melcher * New Books Network *

Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Director of Programmes at Scottish Television and founder of the Borders Book Festival, he is also the author of a number of highly acclaimed books. From 2011 he was Rector of the University of St Andrews. He has written more than thirty books on Scottish history.

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ISBN 13	9781780278575
ISBN 10	1780278578
Title	The Highlands and Islands of Scotland
Author	Alistair Moffat
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Birlinn General
Year published	2024-06-06
Number of pages	512
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.