Upper Clydesdale: A History And a Guide - Couverture souple

Martin, Daniel

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1862320578 ISBN 13 : 9781862320574

Editeur : Tuckwell Press Ltd, 1999

Synopsis

Moving from prehistoric and Roman through medieval and covenanting to industrial and modern times, this text offers an account of the history and times of Upper Clydesdale. Figures encountered in the text include Sir William Wallace, the Black Douglases, Robert Burns, Lord Braxfield, Gladstone, and Hugh MacDiarmid, with events along the way such as gold mining, Scotland's first lending library, and the world's first successful steam boat.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Upper Clydesdale, the rural part of South Lanarkshire, is one of the most beautiful parts of the country. Its main centres of population include Carluke, Carnwath, Lanark, New Lanark, Biggar, Lesmahagow, Douglas and Coulter, Abington, Crawford and Leadhills.In this affectionate and intimate portrait of the area, local historian Daniel Martin roves from prehistoric and Roman through medieval and covenanting to industrial and modern times, covering a huge range of themes - including archaeology, history (natural, local and ecclesiastical) and the many places of interest in the area, such as New Lanark, the Falls of the Clyde and Craignethan Castle.Famous figures connected with the area include William Wallace, Robert Burns, Lord Braxfield, William Gladstone and Hugh MacDiarmid.

Biographie de l'auteur

Daniel Martin was born in Carluke and lived there his whole life. Widely respected as a local historian, he was also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh and taught Mathematics at Glasgow University. He died in 2006.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Tuckwell Press Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1862320578
• ISBN 13: 9781862320574
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 180
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible