Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know Main Edition

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Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need to Know Main Edition

Author(s): Edwin Moore (Author)

  • Publisher: Atlantic Books
  • Publication Date: 1 Sept. 2008
  • Edition: Main
  • Language: English
  • Print length: 272 pages
  • ISBN-10: 1843548658
  • ISBN-13: 9781843548652

Book Description

Since before Hadrian built the wall, the Scots have been a race apart – fighters, builders, thinkers and drinkers, poets, players and pedagogues, proud of a fiercely independent creative heritage. Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the essential guide to the land and people, containing a wealth of information on all things Scottish. How does the clan system work? Why is Irn Bru spelled like that? How many kings of Scotland died in bed? When should you use the word ‘Scotch’? What actually is in a haggis? And who on earth decided that the Declaration of Arbroath was a cornerstone of modern democracy? Proudly celebrating Scottish achievement, fearlessly debunking sentiment and mythmaking, Scotland: 1,000 Things You Need To Know is the real McCoy.

Editorial Reviews

Review

`[Moore] writes like a Scottish Bill Bryson’ — The Courier

‘As a work of popular scholarship it’s in a different league…’ — Allan Brown, The Sunday Times

‘Edwin celebrates all that sets us Scots as a race apart – our language, law, flora, food, and of course, our people. From our poets, architects and inventors, to our artists, entertainers and fighters.’
Robert Wight, Sunday Post

‘What’s the connection between Homer Simpson and Larbert, and why are generations of lawyers grateful to a Paisley snail? Author Edwin Moore has gathered 1000 facts like these about Scotland in a quirky new book.’
Scottish Daily Express

`We think we know all about William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and the Union of the Crowns. However, according to Edwin Moore, we’re still in the dark about many aspects of our history and culture…’ — The Big Issue

Review

`It’s a great wee book’

‘Well crafted and witty’

‘What’s the connection between Homer Simpson and Larbert, and why are generations of lawyers grateful to a Paisley snail? Author Edwin Moore has gathered 1000 facts like these about Scotland in a quirky new book.’

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