Scotland's Gift
Author | : Charles Blair Macdonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Golf |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Charles Blair Macdonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 416 |
Release | : 1928 |
Genre | : Golf |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Charles Blair Macdonald |
Publisher | : |
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Release | : 2021-03-22 |
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ISBN | : 9781736696163 |
Author | : Caroline McCracken-Flesher |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 240 |
Release | : 2005-09-22 |
Genre | : Literary Criticism |
ISBN | : 0190290870 |
No thanks to Walter Scott, Scotland has at last regained its parliament. If this statement sounds extreme, it echoes the tone that criticism of Scott and his culture has taken through the twentieth century. Scott is supposed to have provided stories of the past that allowed his country no future--that pushed it "out of history." Scotland has become a place so absorbed in nostalgia that it could not construct a politics for a changing world. Possible Scotlands disagrees. It argues that the tales Scott told, however romanticized, also provided for a national future. They do not tell the story of a Scotland lost in time and lacking value. Instead they open up a narrative space where the nation is always imaginable. This book reads across Scott's complex characters and plots, his many personae, his interventions in his nation's nineteenth-century politics, to reveal the author as an energetic producer of literary and national culture working to prevent a simple or singular message. Indeed, Scott invites readers into his texts to develop multiple and forward-looking interpretations of a Scotland always in formation. Scott's texts and his nation are alive in their constant retelling. Scott was an author for Scotland's new times.
Author | : Christopher Winn |
Publisher | : Random House |
Total Pages | : 292 |
Release | : 2012-03-31 |
Genre | : Travel |
ISBN | : 1448146089 |
The inspiration for the primetime ITV series on Great Britain, this is the ultimate journey around Scotland from bestselling author Christopher Winn. Travelling county by county, this irresistible miscellany unearths the enthralling stories, firsts, birthplaces, legends and inventions that shape the country's rich and majestic history. To uncover the spellbinding tales that lie hidden within Scotland's wild and romantic shores, to experience what inspired the country's powerful literature and towering castles, and to tread in the footsteps of her villains and victors, is to capture the spirit of this fascinating country and bring every place you visit to life. You will discover the story of the original 'sweetheart', John Balliol, whose embalmed heart is buried beside his devoted wife Devorgilla at Sweetheart Abbey in Kirkcudbrightshire. In Aberdeen you will find the only granite cathedral in the world. And you will hear the haunting echo of the Bear Gates of Traquair House in Peeblesshire were slammed shut when Bonnie Prince Charlie left Scotland in 1746 - legend has it that they will never be re-opened until a Stuart King once more sits on the throne. This beautifully illustrated treasure trove of interesting facts about the history of Scotland is the perfect gift, and will act as an eye-opening guide to this thrilling, alluring and ever-bewitching country.
Author | : Charles Blair MacDonald |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 264 |
Release | : 2020-03-22 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781734820300 |
Scotland's Gift, Golf is a masterpiece of early golf literature, written by the Father of American Golf Course Architecture, C.B. Macdonald. Considered by historians to be the most important book ever written on early American golf, this book details the birth of golf in the United States in the late nineteenth century and the formation of the U.S.G.A. in 1894. In addition to a detailed summary of the characteristics of an ideal golf course, this guide provides rare insight into the methods and philosophies that Macdonald used to design some of the world's most renowned courses, including the National Golf Links of America, Mid-Ocean Club, Lido, and Yale Golf Club. It also includes personal anecdotes and correspondence describing the development of the rules of golf, as well as the evolution of the modern golf ball and golf club. Written in 1928, this book features 56 black-and-white photographs from the author's personal collection, including rare photos of Bobby Jones, Young Tom Morris, and Francis Ouimet. Also included is an appendix which highlights the oldest surviving rules of golf from 1754, as well as the amended version from 1858.
Author | : American Short-horn Breeders' Association |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1120 |
Release | : 1918 |
Genre | : Cattle |
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Author | : Robert Allan Houston |
Publisher | : Allan Lane |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Drawing on research from a wide range of disciplines, including archaeology, economics, science, religion and literature, this is a history of Scotland's peopled past from the Neolithic period to the parliment of 2000.
Author | : Clydesdale Horse Society of Great Britain and Ireland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1370 |
Release | : 1908 |
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Total Pages | : 1196 |
Release | : 1907 |
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Author | : James Gracie |
Publisher | : Rizzoli Publications |
Total Pages | : 130 |
Release | : 2013-03-26 |
Genre | : Photography |
ISBN | : 0789324792 |
Breathtaking photography captures the soul and passion of this spectacular land of bagpipes, heather, thistle, and tartans. This enchanting collection of images celebrates Scotland’s world-famous vistas—the lofty highlands, placid lochs, and misty glens, the picturesque villages, the vibrant cities of Edinburgh and Glasgow, the ancient castles, the breathtaking pastoral scenes, as well as the people who take pride in it all. An outstanding gift or souvenir, Spectacular Scotland brings the best of this wonderful country into sharp focus. This is a magnificent collection of 150 color photographs by some of Scotland’s best landscape photographers.