Download or read book Highlanders written by James MacKillop and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2023-12-22 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rebellion was recurrent in the Highlands because the Gaels (Scoti) were an often-oppressed indigenous minority in the nation, Scotland, to which they gave their name. They spoke a language, Gaelic, few outsiders would learn, and had their own family and social system, the clans. Warfare was bloody, culminating in the catastrophe of Culloden Moor during the doomed quest to restore the Stuart kingship to all of Britain. Economic hardship, including the near-genocidal Clearances, in which tenant farmers were replaced with sheep, drove the Gaels from the glens and islands, so that most today live in the diaspora, including millions in North America. Although the Gaels lack a single genetic identity, they clearly draw from distinct roots in the Irish, Norse and Picts. Despite their hardship, the Gaels are also presented in romantic portrayals by the artistic elite of other nations. This book offers ways in which the reader might find roots and ancestry in unfamiliar terrain. Chapters discuss the landscape and language of the Highlanders, the rise of clans, feuds and invasions, and eventual emigration.

Download or read book Sketches of the Character Manners and Present State of the Highlanders of Scotland written by David Stewart and published by . This book was released on 1822 with total page 1206 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Scottish Gae l or Celtic manners as preserved among the Highlanders being an historical and descriptive account of the inhabitants antiquities and national peculiarities of Scotland written by James Logan and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book The Romance of War or The Highlanders in France and Belgium A Sequel to the Highlanders in Spain written by James Grant and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-05-20 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work follows the experiences of a young Scottish Highlander, Ronald Stuart, who enters the 92nd regiment of foot, the Gordon Highlanders as an ensign. He joins the division in Spain soon after and stays with Gordons for the rest of the Napoleonic Wars. The plot contains several amusing adventures of Stuart that include rescuing half of the noble ladies of Spain, dealing with problematic prisoners of the war, and trying to escape from his rival. Although the story is based on the Peninsular war, it is much more than a retelling of it from Stuart's perspective. Following a sentimental tone, Grant writes with energy, passion, and authority about his native country and its inhabitants. Grant's portrayal of Spain and Spaniards makes it more attractive as he presents such a balanced account of the Spanish people in the Peninsular War that not many British authors could during that time.

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Download or read book The Highlands and Highlanders of Scotland Papers Historical Descriptive Biographical Legendary and Anecdotal written by James Cromb and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-02-28 with total page 286 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the original, first published in 1883.

Download or read book Legends of the Black Watch Or Forty second Highlanders written by James Grant and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-10-05 with total page 506 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Download or read book Manners Customs and History of the Highlanders of Scotland written by Walter Scott and published by Barnes & Noble Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Some Recommendations Affecting the Prospective Role of Vietnamese Highlanders in Economic Development written by Gerald Cannon Hickey and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author presents some recommendations as to ways and means of bettering the lot of the Vietnamese Highlanders and of drawing them more closely into the economic, social, and political structure of the country. These recommendations may be categorized as informed insight based on some years of research familiarity with the problems of the peoples under discussion rather than as in-depth analysis of problems. (Author).

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Download or read book A list of the general and field officers as they rank in the army c The annual army list with variations in title orig issued by permission of the Secretary at war by J Millan and afterwards issued by the War office written by Army list and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: