Curious Scotland: Tales from a Hidden History

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Macmillan, Aug 8, 2006 - History - 244 pages
"The history may be hidden, but it's there if you look --- and it's well worth finding."
---Daily Mail (Scotland) Scottish history isn't just about Robert Burns and Braveheart. In fact, it's far more complex than some might think. In Curious Scotland, journalist George Rosie digs deeper into Scotland's past, unearthing some of the lesser known but more surprising details, including:

· Who was behind the military's "Operation Vegetarian"?
· What became of the Glasgow Frankenstein?
· Why do Scots always spit on a certain Edinburgh street?
· And how did John Ross become the greatest Cherokee chieftain?

Rosie answers these and other questions, illuminating corners of Scottish lore that have never been explored before. With a dry wit and unflagging curiosity, he shows us that Scotland's history is full of far stranger stuff than your average plate of haggis.
 

Contents

Introduction
3
Virtual Psalms
51
The Blasphemer
65
The WitchHunters
72
Allan Octavian Hume
162
The McKlansmen
175
Blood and Whisky
181
No Irish Need Apply
196
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About the author (2006)

"Rosie is one of Scotland's most versatile and talented men of letters." --- "Literary Review "(UK) George Rosie is an award-winning journalist, playwright, and television documentary maker. His books include "The British in ""Vietnam"" How the Tweny-five year war began "and "Death's Enemy: The Pilgrimage of Victor Frankenstein." A play, "Carlucco and the Queen of Hearts, " won several awards at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. He lives in Edinburgh.

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