How Scotland Changed the World [Paperback]

Robert Shenton Wright (Author)

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Publication Date: March 20, 1998

An illustrated book on Scotland's world impact: their Norse ancestors began settling America soon after the Ice Age, shown by the genetic and linguistic identicallness among their native American relatives and many newly classified artifacts previously thought to be "Indian" pictographs. Then newly independent Scotland's royal fleet claimed America in 1398, 96 years before Columbus, and their new concept of patriotic nationalism directly caused the end of feudalism, the Reformation and today's freedoms and demoracy.

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About the Author

A writer by profession, Robert Shenton Wright's career includes 30 years as a copywriter for advertising firms coast to coast. More recently he has authored three successful books on alcohol and drug intervention. His passion for history and inquiry into Wright family genealogy led to the findings on which the book is based. The father of six, he resides near Glasgow, Oregon, with his wife Deborah and two young lassies, and regularly explores the Pacific with his fleet of one, Skyedancer.

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(From Chapter 14; The Second Scots Domino: Freedom of Religion) We must discuss the two taboos-- religion and politics - and at the same time to fully appreciate what Scotland caused in the 1300s. For thousands of years, religion and politics had always been firmly intertwined, preventing personal freedom until untangled by Scotland's victory at Bannockburn. This opened the door that knocked over the old world's political and religious order, and was the major turning point in the world as we now know it - not 200 years later during the Reformation and Henry VIII's rule.

A prominent example of the unholy marraige between Church and State was Henry Sinclair's murder right after returning from America during Richard II's raid in 1399, the year Richard himself was killed by English nobles resisting his land grabs there. The mystery of Sinclair's killing and the relatively unknown American land claim by Scotland can be understood better by looking closer at the 1300s siezure of Templar land and wealth (of which Sinclair had both) by several European rulers in their domains. Sinclair wasn't expecting trouble, as he thought Richard was a friend - after all, he and Zeno showed Richard how to build a navy in 1395. But treacherous Richard had two axes to grind: Scotland's American land claim and Sinclair's land and money.

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Eastbay Publishers (March 20, 1998)
• ISBN-10: 0966367804
• ISBN-13: 978-0966367805
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,255,775 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST READ! Truly enlightening.., December 2, 2011

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This review is from: How Scotland Changed the World (Paperback)

I met Mr. Wright and he gave me a copy of this book. It is one of the most informative and enlightening historical texts I have ever read. It has triggered a curiosity in me that continues to this day. I share the information from this book with many friends and acquaintances. A very simple and easy to read book that gets straight to the point and provides lots of evidence for it's conclusions. The Scots were here in America, long before officially recognized. The spirit of the early Scots carries on in American tradition and government still today. And many more titillating facts and theories!