A Dance Called America by James Hunter

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Over a period of three centuries, many thousands of people left the islands and wider north of Scotland to make new lives across the sea. In this new edition of his acclaimed book, historian James Hunter follows in their footsteps – from the Deep South to the Rockies and beyond – to tell the story of the Highland impact on the New World.

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A Dance Called America by James Hunter

Over a period of three centuries, many thousands of people left the islands and wider north of Scotland to make new lives across the sea. In this new edition of his acclaimed book, historian James Hunter follows in their footsteps from the Deep South to the Rockies and beyond to tell the story of the Highland impact on the New World.

James Hunter is Emeritus Professor of History at the University of the Highlands and Islands. He has written extensively about the north of Scotland and about the region’s worldwide diaspora. In the course of a varied career Hunter has been, among other things, director of the Scottish Crofters Union, chairman of Highlands and Islands Enterprise and an award-winning journalist. His book Set Adrift upon the World (Birlinn 2016) was Saltire History Book of the Year in 2016.

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ISBN 13 9781780277196
ISBN 10 1780277199
Title A Dance Called America
Author James Hunter
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2022-05-05
Number of pages 416
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.