10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROFTER»
Discover the use of
crofter in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
crofter and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The
Crofter and the Laird
When John McPhee returned to the island of his ancestors—Colonsay, twenty-five miles west of the Scottish mainland—a hundred and thirty-eight people were living there.
2
Clanship to
Crofter's War: The Social Transformation of the ...
This work charts the story of the people of the Scottish Highlands from the 1745 Jacobite uprising to the great crofter's rebellion in the 1880s - a story of defeat, social dissolution, emigration, rebellion and cultural revival.
Thomas Martin Devine, 1994
This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.
Lord Colin Campbell, 2012
4
The furrow behind me: the autobiography of a Hebridean
crofter
Angus MacLellan was regarded throughout his own lifetime as one of Scotland's finest traditional Gaelic storytellers.
Some fled to Nova Scotia and beyond. David Craig sets out to discover how many of their stories survive in the memories of their descendants.
6
To the Edge of the Sea: Schooldays of a
Crofter's Child
This is an enchanting and moving memoir of a childhood in the 1940s and 1950s on South Uist, one of the large islands on Scotland's western coast.
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
Crofter or Cottar. Rent. Number of Family. Comoig-more A. M'Phail Crofter 6 0 0 4
Bolimorton J. M' Arthur Cottar 8 A. M'Donald • • □ 3 Kilmoluaig • •• M. M'Donald
Crofter • • • 4 0 0 9 • • • C. M'Intyre Cottar 8* C. Cameron 5 • • • N. M'Lean ... 6 □ .
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1851
8
Willie Gavin,
Crofter Man: A Portrait of a Vanished Lifestyle
Willie Gavin's real identity has been blurred, but this is essentially a true story and is illustrated with a fascinating selection of period photographs.
David Kerr Cameron, Kerr David Cameron, 2008
Dear children! Now you can meet many amusing friends in this book. You can learn that a fight does not solve any problem but just creates a new one. Some friends are funny; other just do not have any thoughts at all.
10
Movie Greats: A Critical Study of Classic Cinema
There is a palpable sexual tension when he encounters the crofter's wife. As the
crofter says grace before their meal, his wife notices the newspaper on the table.
The murder has made the headlines. She looks at Hannay and makes the ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «CROFTER»
Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term
crofter is used in the context of the following news items.
The rich life of the musical crofter
This is pure Purser: a rambunctious and wildly loquacious composer, historian, poet and crofter, as infectiously passionate about mackerel ... «Herald Scotland, Jul 15»
Best books for summer 2015: what to read
... we meet a Swindon robot, and Donald MacSween, a crofter on the Isle of Lewis – more than 30 modern workers altogether, bringing the spirit ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
I agree with Alex Kane, and not with Christians who claim persecution
Rather, after progressing from his island crofter's home, through universities, he was ordained into the Kirk. He most likely would have ... «Belfast Newsletter, Jul 15»
Kennedy is crofters' choice
COLL CROFTER Colin Kennedy has been elected by his fellow Crofting Commissioners as the new convenor of the Crofting Commission. «The Scottish Farmer, Jul 15»
Isle of Coll crofter selected as new Crofting Commission convener
A crofter from the island of Coll has been elected as the new convener of the Crofting Commission. Colin Kennedy, who was elected a ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
Drift, Pettycur Bay Burntisland, Review
Betty Mouat returned to her life as a Shetland crofter to live another 30 years and is her story celebrated as part of Shetland folklore. Stepping ... «EdinburghGuide.com, Jun 15»
Battle continues to keep Inverness vet disease centre open
Highlands and Islands MSP, David Stewart added: “What it appears SRUC are suggesting is that a crofter from Skye should transport a dead ... «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
Miracle for island woman as stranger donates kidney
A crofter to her roots – her father had owned an island farm off the Isle of Mull for decades – she always considered herself fit and healthy. «Aberdeen Press and Journal, Jun 15»
Slow West review: 'Finds a terse new way to tell an old, old tale'
The son of an overbearing laird, he upset his father by falling in love with a crofter's daughter called Rose Ross: she subsequently fled to ... «Irish Independent, Jun 15»
Thousands not meeting Scotland's new crofting rules
A crofter is normally a tenant paying rent to a landlord to live and work on a small area of land. There are also owner-occupiers - crofters who ... «BBC News, Jun 15»
