The Little General and the Rousay Crofters

The Little General and the Rousay Crofters

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The problem of the Clearances is often associated simply with the Highlands, but on the small island of Rousay one of the most dramatic conflicts of all took place between tenant and landowner in the dramatic years from 1840 to 1890.

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The Little General and the Rousay Crofters by William Pl Thomson

The problem of the Clearances is often associated simply with the Highlands, but on the small island of Rousay one of the most dramatic conflicts of all took place between tenant and landowner in the dramatic years from 1840 to 1890.

William P. L. Thomson was the author of a number of books on Scottish history. He was Rector of Kirkwall Grammar School, in Orkney, from 1971 to 1991, previously having been Principal Teacher of History and Geography at the Anderson High School, Shetland. He died in 2016.

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ISBN 13 9781912476213
ISBN 10 1912476215
Title The Little General and the Rousay Crofters
Author William Pl Thomson
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Birlinn General
Year published 2018-10-18
Number of pages 224
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