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Old Skye Tales

- Traditions, Reflections and Memories
Af: William Mackenzie Engelsk Paperback

Old Skye Tales

- Traditions, Reflections and Memories
Af: William Mackenzie Engelsk Paperback
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In this book William Mackenzie records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and also the lives and experiences of the crofters, for whose rights he actively campaigned in the 1880s.Old Skye Tales is a unique and valuable record, written by a man of intelligence and sensitivity, whose life spanned both the traditional and the modern world. As well as containing a large amount of information of the geography of the island (particularly the north), there are also important sections on crofting, the Church, as well as local superstitions, sayings, second sight and even local characters of his time.An entertaining and witty book, Old Skye Tales is a marvellous resource for the historian, as well as a fascinating compendium for all those who love one of Scotland’s most famous islands. It is one of the most important sources for the history of the island.
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In this book William Mackenzie records a world of local legend, folklore and superstition, and charts the changes he saw in his lifetime in agriculture, education, the Church and, of course, emigration. He recounts the history of the leading families of Skye and also the lives and experiences of the crofters, for whose rights he actively campaigned in the 1880s.Old Skye Tales is a unique and valuable record, written by a man of intelligence and sensitivity, whose life spanned both the traditional and the modern world. As well as containing a large amount of information of the geography of the island (particularly the north), there are also important sections on crofting, the Church, as well as local superstitions, sayings, second sight and even local characters of his time.An entertaining and witty book, Old Skye Tales is a marvellous resource for the historian, as well as a fascinating compendium for all those who love one of Scotland’s most famous islands. It is one of the most important sources for the history of the island.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 176
ISBN-13: 9781912476565
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1912476568
Kategori: Isle of Skye
Udg. Dato: 23 maj 2019
Længde: 14mm
Bredde: 114mm
Højde: 194mm
Forlag: Birlinn General
Oplagsdato: 23 maj 2019
Forfatter(e): William Mackenzie
Forfatter(e) William Mackenzie

Kategori Isle of Skye

ISBN-13 9781912476565

Sprog Engelsk

Indbinding Paperback

Sider 176

Udgave

Længde 14mm

Bredde 114mm

Højde 194mm

Udg. Dato 23 maj 2019

Oplagsdato 23 maj 2019

Forlag Birlinn General