The little history of Aberdeenshire
Harley, Duncan2019
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Duncan Harley takes the reader on a grand tour through Aberdeenshire's fascinating and rich history, culminating in a collection of stories and facts that will make you marvel at the events this county has witnessed.Read about the Beaker People, blue-painted Picts and the Roman legionnaires who tried, but ultimately failed to subdue the local populace. William Wallace, Robert the Bruce and Donald Trump inhabit these pages alongside tales of Bloody Harlaw, the Herschip of Buchan and the battle of Mons Graupius. Discover the painter priest of Macduff, the English Dillinger, the famous diggers of Inverurie's George Square and the strange tale of how Lawrence of Arabia 'got his scuds' over at Collieston.
Main title:
The little history of Aberdeenshire / Duncan Harley.
Author:
Harley, Duncan, author
Imprint:
Stroud : The History Press, 2019.
Collation:
191 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Linking notes:
ebook version :
ISBN:
9780750991131 (ePub ebook)9780750989299 (hbk)
Dewey class:
941.24941.21
Local class:
941.24AbE
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2425925