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Category: History
From T. M. Devine, acclaimed author of "The Scottish Nation" and "Scotland's Empire", "To the Ends of the Earth" is the story of the Scottish people and their role in the world. It was a Book of the Year in the "Herald" (chosen by Alex Salmond), "Scotland on Sunday", "New Statesman" and "Spectator". The
From T. M. Devine, acclaimed author of "The Scottish Nation" and "Scotland's Empire", "To the Ends of the Earth" is the story of the Scottish people and their role in the world. It was a Book of the Year in the "Herald" (chosen by Alex Salmond), "Scotland on Sunday", "New Statesman" and "Spectator". The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women and children sought their fortunes in every part of the globe, from the British Empire to the United States, in cities and on prairie farms, as traders, bankers, missionaries, soldiers, politicians and engineers. "To the Ends of the Earth" puts this extraordinary epic centre stage in Scottish history, cutting through myth and sentiment surrounding stories such as the "Highland Clearances" and the "Enlightenment" to show the true impact of Scottish emigration on the world, and on the nation it left behind.
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