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In the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. Many of the people of the Highlands and islands of Scotland were forced from their homes by landowners in the Clearances. 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. He travels through 21 islands in Scotland and Canada, many thousands of miles of moor and glen, and presents the words of men and women of both countries as they recount the suffering of their forbears.



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'He has the eye, the imagination and the descriptive density of early Bruce Chatwin'

* Toronto Globe & Mail *

'A powerful, poetic, personal Highland Odyssey'

* Times Literary Supplement *

'An outstanding book'

* The Herald *

On the Crofter's Trail

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      Publisher: Birlinn General
      Publication Date: 15/04/2010
      ISBN13: 9781841588018, 978-1841588018
      ISBN10: 1841588016
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      European history History and Archaeology Migration, immigration and emigration

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      In the Clearances of the 19th century, crofts - once the mainstay of Highland life in Scotland - were swept away as the land was put over to sheep grazing. Many of the people of the Highlands and islands of Scotland were forced from their homes by landowners in the Clearances. 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. He travels through 21 islands in Scotland and Canada, many thousands of miles of moor and glen, and presents the words of men and women of both countries as they recount the suffering of their forbears.



      Trade Review

      'He has the eye, the imagination and the descriptive density of early Bruce Chatwin'

      * Toronto Globe & Mail *

      'A powerful, poetic, personal Highland Odyssey'

      * Times Literary Supplement *

      'An outstanding book'

      * The Herald *

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