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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting and obscure facts
I bought this book at my husband's request. He is of Scottish descent, and we have visited his cousins in Caithness, Scotland, so this book was of great interest to him. He has enjoyed the book immensely, learning lots of interesting and unusual facts about the country and it's people, and has even started contacting various Scotsmen he knows to check out and verify some...
Published on November 16, 2006 by Linda J. Manson
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A Dour Scotsman
Rosie demonstratea a general smallness of spirit. He seems incapable of finding anything noble, romantic of even fun in the Scottish experience. He is the quintessence of dour, akin to the John Knox he admires. The more readers he attracts to this book, the longer we can wait for Scotland to regain it place among the soverign states of the world.
Published on May 7, 2009 by J. D. Livingston
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20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Interesting and obscure facts,
By Linda J. Manson "Sammy Stringbeads" (Mechanicsville, MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)
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I bought this book at my husband's request. He is of Scottish descent, and we have visited his cousins in Caithness, Scotland, so this book was of great interest to him. He has enjoyed the book immensely, learning lots of interesting and unusual facts about the country and it's people, and has even started contacting various Scotsmen he knows to check out and verify some of those facts. Most interesting to him was the information about John Ross, and he is now trying to find relatives or descendants of John Ross.
I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the history of Scotland...it has been a great read for my husband, quite enjoyable and at times very humorous. Written in the voice of a Scotsman, the book is eloquent yet succint.
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Rosie demonstratea a general smallness of spirit. He seems incapable of finding anything noble, romantic of even fun in the Scottish experience. He is the quintessence of dour, akin to the John Knox he admires. The more readers he attracts to this book, the longer we can wait for Scotland to regain it place among the soverign states of the world.
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Curious Scotland: Tales from a Hidden History by George Rosie (Hardcover - August 8, 2006)
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