Written by: Gordon Waddell
Submitted By: Gordon Waddell
THIS REVIEW SUBMITTED BY THE BOOK'S AUTHOR
HIGHLAND ROOTS is the real story of one Highland cottage through Scotland’s turbulent history.
It is a blend of history, archaeology, estate records, literature and legend too. It includes a lot of original quotes that give a genuine flavour of the times. But it also tries to get beneath the skin of history, to imagine how it would feel if we were transported back to these times.
What was it like to live here? – In the Iron Age, when the Romans came, when Picts fought Gaels in the birth of a nation, in the Wars of Independence, through the Improvements and the Clearances? Can you imagine trying to scrape a living from this land? How did people survive and raise a family here before roads or schools or health care? What was history really like for the ordinary people who had to live through it?
This is the real story of your Scottish roots. Essential background to family history.
“For everyone who loves Scotland, history, ancestry and myth.”
“A very well-written account of Scottish history that takes a wonderfully unique angle - - - with a conversational style and personal touch, charming, and full of Scottish humor.”
CreateSpace Editorial Evaluation
“A jolly mix of imagination and historical fact. - - - I enjoyed the swashbuckling style.”
Professor Christopher Smout CBE, Emeritus Professor of Scottish History, University of St Andrews
“A delightful mixture of reminiscence, history and humour.”
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons.
“I have just finished reading this wonderful book. I loved the fact, the "fiction", the humour and most of all the style in which it is written. I know for certain that I will place it on the shelf for a while and then pick it up and read it all over again."
Killin Heritage Society
