Caledonication - A History of Scotland. With Jokes

'a breezy romp... [with] snippets of interest that are perfect for inserting into dinner parties' Informationen zum Autor John KV Eunson was born in Shetland and moved to the mainland to see where all that North Sea Oil went to. Graduating from Edinburgh University, where he excelled at Earth Science 1, John has worked for many years in bookselling and publishing. Having lived in Scotland for most of his life and being fairly interested in old things, John is ideally qualified to write a book on Scottish history. John KV Eunson is 42, but looks up to 18 months younger. Klappentext So, you thought you knew everything you needed to about Scotland and its chequered history? Well, think again. Did you know that tobacco made up half of Scotland's exports in the eighteenth century? Did you know that JM Barrie created the name 'Wendy' for his play Peter Pan in 1904, meaning that there are no Wendys over the age of 104...? Did you know that The Beatles played at Dingwall Town Hall in 1963? See? John KV Eunson leads us through the history of the Scots in this accurate but none-too-heavy look at the great country. On a journey of almost breakneck speed full of chuckles, we still have enough time to stop and smell the heather, taste the fudge and feel the ghosties. This is not just a history of Scotland, it's a history of Scotland you actually want to read Zusammenfassung This is not just a history of Scotland, it's a history of Scotland you actually want to read

Product details

• Authors: John Kv Eunson, John Kv Eunson
• Publisher: Headline
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 01.07.2009
• EAN: 9780755318582
• ISBN: 978-0-7553-1858-2
• No. of pages: 320
• Dimensions: 111 mm x 178 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; History, History: specific events & topics, European History, Scotland, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Scotland, HUMOR / Topic / Cultural, Ethnic & Regional, HUMOR / Topic / History, Humour, British & Irish history, History: specific events and topics