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St Kilda
A People's History
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St Kilda: A People's Historyexplores and portrays the life of the St Kildans from the Stone Age to 1930, when the remaining 36 islanderswere evacuated to the Scottish mainland.
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St Kilda is the most romantic and most romanticised group of islands in Europe. Soaring out of the North Atlantic Ocean like Atlantis come back to life, the islands have captured the imagination of the outside world for hundreds of years.
Their inhabitants, Scottish Gaels who lived off the land, the sea and by birdcatching on high and precipitous cliffs, were long considered to be the Noble Savages of the British Isles, living in a state of natural grace.
St Kilda: A People's History explores and portrays the life of the St Kildans from the Stone Age to 1930, when the remaining 36 islanders were evacuated to the Scottish mainland. Bestselling author Roger Hutchinson digs deep into the archives to paint a vivid picture of the life and death, work and play of a small, proud and self-sufficient people in the first modern book to chart the history of the most remote islands in Britain.
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St Kilda by Roger Hutchinson is praised for being a definitive history of the unique community, offering a thorough yet engaging narrative. Critics have highlighted its fascinating exploration of how civilisation evolved differently in this isolated setting. The book is both exhaustive and entertaining, providing a comprehensive account of the island's history.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781780272931
Publisher: Birlinn General
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 01 August 2016
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Birlinn Ltd
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 28.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 198.0mm
Weight: 322g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Roger Hutchinson is an award-winning author and journalist. After working as an editor in London, in 1977 he joined the West Highland Free Press in Skye. His book The Soap Man (Birlinn 2003) was shortlisted for the Saltire Scottish Book of the Year (2004) and the bestselling Calum's Road (2007) was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Ondaatje Prize.
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