Books on the History and Landscape of Scotland

General:

G. Killen, A Short History of Scotland.

M. Magnusson, Scotland: the History of a Nation.*

G. Menzies, In Search of Scotland.

N. Oliver, A History of Scotland.*

M. Pittock, A New History of Scotland.

J. Prebble, The Lion in the North.

N. Tranter, The Story of Scotland.*

Geology and Landscape:

C. Gillen, Geology and Landscapes of Scotland.

S. Lloyd, The Landscape of Scotland.

J. McCarthy, Scotland, Land and People.*

A. McKirdy and R. Crofts, Scotland: The Creation of its Natural Landscape.*

A. Paterson, Scotland’s Landscape: Endangered Icon.*

Prehistory:

A.Moffat, Before Scotland.*

N. Oliver, A History of Ancient Britain.*

F. Pryor, Britain BC.

Romans, Columba and Vikings:

J. Graham-Campbell, The Viking World.

A. Smyth, Warlords and Holy Men: Scotland 80 AD – 1000 AD.

N. Tranter, Columba.*

MacBeth to Prince Charlie:

Border Fury.

J. Worlmald, Mary Queen of Scots.

Many of the Tranter historic novels.*

Clearances and Diaspora:

D. Craig, On the Crofter’s Trail.

J. Hunter, The Last of the Free.*

J. Hunter, The Making of the Crofting Community.*

J. Hunter, Scottish Exodus.

B. Kay, The Scottish World

Modern Scotland:

T. Devine, Scotland’s Empire: 1600 – 1815.

T. Devine, The Scottish Nation: 1700 – 2000.

A. Herman, How the Scots Invented the Modern World.

C. Warren, Managing Scotland’s Environment.

Canadian Influence:

E. Waterston, Rapt in Plaid.

K. McCoogan, How the Scots Invented Canada.

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