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This compendium of biographical portraits includes names like Robert the Bruce, Andrew Carnegie, John Knox, John Marshall, Ulysses S. Grant, Edvard Grieg, Martha Graham, Jackson Pollock, and Thomas Edison, whose achievements have won national freedom, built empires, reformed religion, defined justice, become presidents, composed music, revolutionized dance, redefined art, made pictures move, and built engines run by steam--along with ninety more Scots worldwide who have altered the way all of us live our lives.
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Duncan A. Bruce, FSA Scot, a recipient of the Ellis Island Medal of Honor and one of the few Americans to be awarded arms by the Lyon Court of Scotland, is also the author of The Mark of the Scots. He lives in New York City.
Summary
This compendium of biographical portraits includes names like Robert the Bruce, Andrew Carnegie, John Knox, John Marshall, Ulysses S. Grant, Edvard Grieg, Martha Graham, Jackson Pollock, and Thomas Edison, whose achievements have won national freedom, built empires, reformed religion, defined justice, become presidents, composed music, revolutionized dance, redefined art, made pictures move, and built engines run by steam -- along with ninety more Scots worldwide who have altered the way all of us live our lives.
