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The Ultimate Guide to Being Scottish 2nd Revised edition
Author(s): Clark McGinn (Author)
- Publisher: Luath Press Ltd.
- Publication Date: 31 May 2012
- Edition: 2nd Revised edition
- Language: English
- Print length: 288 pages
- ISBN-10: 1908373067
- ISBN-13: 9781908373069
Book Description
Editorial Reviews
Review
Clark McGinn, a true Scot, examines our heritage and our culture, and discusses how our proud history and traditions define the enigmatic, idiosyncratic race that we are today. –The Daily Record
McGinn wrote the perfect fun-but-rigorously footnoted book for Scots who vaguely know their cultural heritage, but would not like to be questioned too closely on, say, the precise meaning of the words to Auld Lang Syne. –The Sunday Herald
About the Author
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