Download or read book Dundee A Short History written by Norman Watson and published by Black & White Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-25 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of Dundee is both fascinating and dramatic. Now, in Dundee – A Short History, Norman Watson brings to life the people and events that shaped this great city from its origins and early development, through centuries of poverty and prosperity to the golden years of jute, jam and journalism and beyond. In this absorbing and comprehensive history, meet the women who hijacked the Reformation, the sisters who terrorised Winston Churchill, the martyred George Wishart who kept only his hat, the whalerman James McIntosh who ate his to survive, and witness Shackleton’s remarkable expedition to far-north Dundee and the flights of fancy surrounding Preston Watson. And after tragic events like Monk’s massacre and the Tay Bridge disaster, the city’s extraordinary story sparkles into life again with its brilliant cultural renaissance and dramatic change of fortunes. Dundee – A Short History is an acclaimed and authoritative account of the remarkable story of one of Scotland’s greatest cities.
Download or read book The History of Old Dundee Narrated Out of the Town Council Register with Additions from Contemporary Annals written by Alexander Maxwell (F. S. A. Scotland.) and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 630 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The History of Old Dundee written by Alexander Maxwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2016-09-15 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The History of Old Dundee: Narrated Out of the Town Council Register, With Additions From Contemporary Annals I at first proposed to print the records chronologically, as has been done with those of some other burghs, but a careful consideration convinced me that this would not be a very satisfactory arrangement, as many of them are short, detached, and intermixed references, which could hardly prove intelligible, and would not be of special historical interest, unless those relating to each other were conjoined in regular sequence. The method which I then adopted of condensing the materials into separate articles, arranged, with marginal dates, in a narrative form, implied a considerable amount of labour, but I felt that this should not be grudged if it would have the effect of developing their proper meaning and realising their full value. I have found in contemporary annals - in the Acts of the Scottish Parliament, especially in that portion of them which was lately printed from the volumes found in the London State Paper Ofiice, in the recently published volumes of the Register of the Privy Council, and in other historical authorities, general and local - many references to the burgh which throw light upon its history and records, and have embodied them also in the narrative; and I have printed in the appendix some inter esting and important additions derived from original documents. It has been my endeavour to retain as far as possible the quaint and pithy language of the old writings, but I have considerably modernised the spelling - this being so irregular as to be frequently confusing excepting in the case of words of antiquarian or philological interest, which I have invariably printed as they are written, giving explanation of their meanings in notes, when such seemed necessary. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Historical Description of the Town of Dundee written by Charles Mackie and published by . This book was released on 1836 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Dundee written by Eric Eunson and published by Stenlake Publishing. This book was released on 2002 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This spectacular book combines a wonderful collection of images of Dundee with informative captions that really bring them to life. All corners of the city are covered, with many landmarks seen here intact before they were swept away during the various redevelopment schemes of the twentieth century. The Tay ferries are featured, as of course is an outline of Dundee's more general maritime history, including whaling. As you would expect, jute, jam and journalism are covered, but for many ordinary Dundonians the real interest will be in the views of their part of the city showing familiar streets and shops prior to redevelopment. Bill Early's wonderful collection of postcards of the city forms the bulk of the material illustrated, while he and Eric Eunson have collaborated to produce a narrative that will be of interest to both Dundonians and visitors to the city.
Download or read book The History of Old Dundee Narrated Out of the Town Council Register with Additions from Contemporary Annals written by Alexander Maxwell and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book HIST OF OLD DUNDEE NARRATED OU written by Alexander F. S. a. Scotland Maxwell and published by Wentworth Press. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 634 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The Crescent written by Ian Campbell and published by . This book was released on 2021-05-17 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When John Murphy is sentenced to six months hard labour in Perth Prison for fighting, his wife Annie is left to raise his children in poverty in the tenements of the crescent. She relies on a pittance from her jute mill wages and handouts from the Parish until her husband is released and tries to break the poverty trap by bare-knuckle fighting in the boxing booths and beer tents. His hard drinking, hard-man style is reduced to that of 'kettle-biler' at home, like thousands of other men in Dundee who are out of work. Meanwhile, Westminster and the Whitehall war-rooms are booming, thanks to the growth of the British Empire and the realisation that gold and diamonds in South Africa are ready for the taking. The 'Kettle-Bilers' are perfect fodder for the Black Watch recruiting sergeants in Dundee who are swamped with men eager to escape the grimy oppression of the jute mills or the dole. The Boer War takes them to the brink of life and death in a faraway land that the real people of Dundee had never heard of before the call to arms. But what happens to the women left at home? Will the Dundonians ever return from the Boer War? Can the poverty-stricken, alcohol-fuelled, neglectful generation cycle ever be stopped? Find out all this and more in this heart-wrenching, gritty story of hardship, tragedy, hurt and violence, based on the author's true story of his Dundee family's origins.
Download or read book The History of Old Dundee Narrated Out of the Town Council Register with Additions from Contemporary Annals Scholar s Choice Edition written by Alexander Maxwell and published by Scholar's Choice. This book was released on 2015-02-11 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book The History of Dundee from Its Origin to the Present Time written by and published by . This book was released on 1842 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Old Dundee written by Alexander Maxwell and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-10 with total page 454 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Old Dundee: Ecclesiastical, Burghal, and Social, Prior to the Reformation At the time of the publication of my History of Old Dundee which deals almost entirely with matters subsequent to the Reforma tion - my intent ion was to have followed it with another volume bringing the subject down to a later period. Having, however, made an examination of the Burgh Court Records - which begin at a much earlier date than the Council Register, on which my History is mainly founded - I discovered that the earliest of them are of so much interest and importance as illustrations of pre-reformation times, that I resolved to delay the execution of this intention, and devote myself to the production of a separate work in elucidation of a period for which there is such ample and valuable material. This does not lead to repetitions; for, at the few points where the dates of the History and this work overlap, the subjects are usually different. The first volume of the Records is the one already de scribed as The Book of the Church, originally intended to contain the inventories of the altar ornaments in St. Mary's Church, but which, after having been only in small part used for that purpose, was filled up with the Records of the Burgh Court from 28th November, 1520, to 13th October, 1523, with an additional entry the following August This is the oldest historical volume in the city archives, and its preservation from the destruction which befall the others in 1 548, is probably due, as before noticed, to its having been carried abroad. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Download or read book Historical Description of the Town of Dundee written by Charles MacKie and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historical survey provides a comprehensive overview of the town of Dundee, from its origins as a small settlement to its status as a thriving industrial center. Mackie's engaging narrative is rich with detail and offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of this Scottish town. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
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Download or read book The History of Old Dundee Narrated Out of the Town Council Register with Additions from Contemporary Annals With a Plan written by Alexander Maxwell (F.S.A., Scot.) and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
