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Book Description
A book that brings to light the many achievements of the Scots while debunking the myths and stereotypes.
From the Publisher
Did you know that a Scot landed in America a century before Columbus? Or that Scotland had electric lighting 70 years before Edison patented the light bulb? Probably not, because Scotland has two histories. The image of the Scots as whisky-drinking, tartan-sporting, tight-fisted kilt wearers is famous throughout the world. The image is manufactured. Yet Scotland¹s reputation for producing inventors, thinkers, and explorers ‹ people who have changed the course of world history ‹ is nowhere near as prevalent. The scale of Scottish influence has truly been underestimated. This book looks at the things Scots are famous for ‹ and shouldn¹t be, and the things they aren¹t famous for ‹ and should be. Jan-Andrew Henderson is the author of The Town Below the Ground: Edinburgh¹s Legendary Underground City.
The Emporer's New Kilt,Jan-Andrew Henderson,Mainstream Publishing,1840183780,Europe - Great Britain - General,Europe - Great Britain - Scotland,History,History - General History,History: World,Scotland - History,British & Irish history,History / Great Britain,History of specific racial & ethnic groups,SCOTLAND_HISTORY,Scotland
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