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For centuries, people have been travelling to St. Andrews.

Whether they were on a holy pilgrimage to see the magnificent Cathedral and the preserved bones of St. Andrew, or devout golfers putting their skills to the test on the Old Course - that holy grail of golf courses - or just students and scholars jostling for a place at one of Scotland’s most esteemed centres of learning, St. Andrews has always attracted pilgrims.

Michael Tobert leads his readers through St. Andrews’ historic highs and lows with a potent combination of the anecdotal and the informative. His writing is both astute and downright funny, and he proves that sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.



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Tobert displays genuine erudition on such topics as the history of the cathedral and university and, of course, the tricky business of playing the Old Course itself. THE SCOTSMAN

A must-have… combines history, humour and anecdote. BUNKERED

An extraordinary book. THE OBSERVER

Pilgrims in the Rough: An Unreliable History of

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      Publisher: Luath Press Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/08/2011
      ISBN13: 9781906817961, 978-1906817961
      ISBN10: 1906817960

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      For centuries, people have been travelling to St. Andrews.

      Whether they were on a holy pilgrimage to see the magnificent Cathedral and the preserved bones of St. Andrew, or devout golfers putting their skills to the test on the Old Course - that holy grail of golf courses - or just students and scholars jostling for a place at one of Scotland’s most esteemed centres of learning, St. Andrews has always attracted pilgrims.

      Michael Tobert leads his readers through St. Andrews’ historic highs and lows with a potent combination of the anecdotal and the informative. His writing is both astute and downright funny, and he proves that sometimes, truth really is stranger than fiction.



      Trade Review

      Tobert displays genuine erudition on such topics as the history of the cathedral and university and, of course, the tricky business of playing the Old Course itself. THE SCOTSMAN

      A must-have… combines history, humour and anecdote. BUNKERED

      An extraordinary book. THE OBSERVER

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