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Scotland /

Surveys the history, geography, government, economy, culture, people, and foreign relations of Scotland.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Hull, Lise
Other Authors: Brown, Katharine
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Milwaukee, WI : Gareth Stevens Pub., 2001.
Series:Countries of the world (Milwaukee, Wis.)
Subjects:
Scotland > Juvenile literature.
Scotland.
Table of Contents:
  • An overview of Scotland: Geography
  • History
  • Government and the economy
  • People and lifestyle
  • Language and literature
  • Arts
  • Leisure and festivals
  • Food
  • A closer look at Scotland: The ancient Orkneys
  • Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite risings
  • The border reivers
  • Fire festivals
  • The Highland games
  • Loch Ness and its monster
  • Oil in the North Sea
  • Playing the bagpipe
  • Scottish clans and their kilts
  • Scottish dancing
  • Scottish inventions
  • Shinty
  • Shoals of herring
  • Robert Louis Stevenson
  • The wars of independence
  • Relations with North America.