Lion In the North On Thousand Years Of [Paperback]

John Prebble (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: February 27, 1997

This work looks at the Scotland's turbulent history.

Product Details

• Paperback: 344 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade (February 27, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0140036520
• ISBN-13: 978-0140036527
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,724,683 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A top notch history book on Scotland, May 1, 2003

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F. Lennox Campello "f. lennox campello" (Potomac, MD United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Lion In the North On Thousand Years Of (Paperback)

The immense history of Scotland reads like a Hollywood script. Starting with the pre-Celtic people called the Picts - and ending in modern time, Prebble does a superb job of walking us through the arousing array of peoples that make up the modern Scot. If you love this beautiful land, as I do, then you'll devour this book as if it was a novel. I was left a bit empty at how fast we went from Pictish to Scottish - with very little written and discussed on the pre-Scottish tribes that gave Rome so many headaches.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good history, but a bit dry and academic, March 2, 2008

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Lion In the North: A Personal View of Scotland's History (Paperback)

John Edward Curtis Prebble (1915-2001) was a Canadian author and historian who is best known for his Scottish histories, and for his screenplay for the 1964 movie, Zulu. In this interesting book, considered by some to be Prebble's magnum opus, the author follows the course of Scottish history from earliest times, through to the clearances of the early- to mid-nineteenth century. Along the way, the reader is treated to many black-and-white pictures and maps.

Overall, I found this to be a very good history. Now, as you might expect with a book that covers some 2000 years of history, some subjects are covered in more detail than others. But, that said, this book does cover a lot! It is a good book, encyclopedic in his reach, but a bit dry and academic. Nonetheless, it is a very good book, one that is sure to please anyone interested in Scottish history.