Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History, Paperback - George F. Black

Reducere. This major reference work, first published in 1946, is a fully documented, alphabetical listing of over 8, 000 Scottish family and personal names. ...

Never surpassed since its original publication, this is the essential companion to Scottish surnames, featuring over 8, 000 families.Publisher: Bir...

A characteristically robust and controversial account of Scotch myth and Scottish history by one of Britain's greatest historians.

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Scotland Map originally published to accompany Black's Picturesque Tourist Guide of Scotland in 1840. Hand drawn map of how Scotland looked in the ...

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Kathleen Jamie, Alexander McCall Smith, Alistair Moffat, James Robertson and James Crawford travel across the country to tell the story of the nati...

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DescriptionGaelic Scotland is one of the world's great treasure-houses of song. In this anthology, Anne Lorne Gillies has gathered together music a...

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Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): George ForbesNumber of pages: 32Collection: Scottish Clan Mini-BookPublication date: 1997Dimensions: ...

Publisher: Lang Syne Publishers LtdAuthor(s): George ForbesNumber of pages: 32Collection: Scottish Clan Mini-BookPublication date: 1997Dimensions: ...

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