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Author | : Aefa Mulholland |
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Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2015-10-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781910631096 |
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An ex-pat Scot persuades perplexed Americans to teach her how to do stereotypical Scottish things she never did growing up. She tries Scottish country dancing in Hawaii, bagpipes in Louisiana and golf on a rattlesnake-infested Arizona desert course-learning what it means to be Scottish, to be Scottish-American and to be at home so far from home.
Author | : Mulholland Aefa |
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Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9781910631119 |
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Author | : Aefa Mulholland |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2015-09-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781910631713 |
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When she moved from Scotland to America, Aefa Mulholland had never gone to a Highland Games, spoken Scottish Gaelic or played golf. Or worn a kilt or feather bonnet. Or thought about swapping the grumpy old tabby for a Scottie dog, gone Nessie-spotting or played bagpipes. Or done so many things so often expected of Scots overseas. Growing up in Glasgow was entertaining, but her antics and outfits tended not to feature tartan or have a bagpipe soundtrack. Aefa's Scotland was grittier. It was down-to-earth. It threw pizzas into deep-fat fryers. And she never felt it lacking... until now, 20 years later, when she realises that she's been away so long that her Scottishness is fading. She sets out immediately to shore up her Scottishness, facing her fear of bagpipes and dread of organised social dancing as she travels from Florida to Washington State, New York City to Honolulu, meeting the kind, the compelling and the kooky characters that inhabit America. She struggles through a Gaelic immersion weekend on a ranch full of cats in Texas, attempts Scottish country dancing in Honolulu, plays golf on a rattlesnake-infested sand course in Arizona and is bemused by proliferations of cloaks and dragon puppets at her first Highland Games in Oregon. She visits Chicago's Scottish Retirement Home to learn secrets of 'The Scottish Way, ' has tea with Hawaii's freshly elected Scot of the Year and is as confused as the passing New Yorkers by the Tartan Day parade. She catches caber tosses, Scotch tastings and sheepdog demonstrations from the Pacific to the Mississippi, tries to claim Elvis for the Scots and finds herself deep in backwoods Georgia with a hundred Scottie dogs. Everywhere she goes, she is met with warmth and kindness--and by puzzled Americans, confused as to why a Scottish-born Scot can't recognise her clan colours or muster even a 'Good Morning' in Gaelic. From the early days of the quest till its final steps, Aefa explores what it means to be Scottish, what it means to be Scottish-American and what it means to be at home so far away from home.
Author | : Michael Keating |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 767 |
Release | : 2020-05-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 0198825099 |
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The Handbook of Scottish Politics provides a detailed overview of politics in Scotland, looking at areas such as elections and electoral behaviour, public policy, political parties, and Scotland's relationship with the EU and the wider world. The contributors to this volume are some of the leading experts on politics in Scotland.
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Total Pages | : 674 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Law |
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Download The Scottish Law Review and Reports of Cases in the Sheriff Courts of Scotland Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Patrick Fraser Tytler |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1864 |
Genre | : Scotland |
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Download The History of Scotland from the Accession of Alexander III. to the Union Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Alexander WHITELAW (Poetical Antiquary.) |
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Total Pages | : 608 |
Release | : 1857 |
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Download The Book of Scottish Ballads, Etc Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Author | : Alexander Whitelaw |
Publisher | : London : Blackie |
Total Pages | : 606 |
Release | : 1845 |
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Author | : Alexander WHITELAW (Poetical Antiquary.) |
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Total Pages | : 616 |
Release | : 1845 |
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Author | : George R. Graham |
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Total Pages | : 632 |
Release | : 1855 |
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