David Ross (2) (1943–)
Autor de Scotland: History of a Nation
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Sobre El Autor
David Ross is the author of "A Little History of Scotland" and "A Little History of England". (Bowker Author Biography)
Obras de David Ross
Etiquetado
Conocimiento común
- Fecha de nacimiento
- 1943
- Género
- male
- Ocupaciones
- children's book author
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Estadísticas
- Obras
- 51
- Miembros
- 1,026
- Popularidad
- #25,103
- Valoración
- 3.7
- Reseñas
- 6
- ISBNs
- 276
- Idiomas
- 13
The Highlands are a part of Scotland that feature large in the tourist mystique of the nation, but the realities of which are often blinded even to Lowlanders, let alone foreigners. The Highlands are not just a twee large-scale tourist attraction - they are a distinct and unique part of Scotland, where a particularly Highland history and culture are still palpable. Ross' stories illuminate those realities, showing a place where the old Scotland meets the new in different permutations to those seen in the cities and the South.
The writing itself is occasionally a little on the too archly-clever side, with fairly obvious wordplays seeming a degree of flashy ostentation that the stories do not need. At their best, they showcase believable characters who reflect the people I have known all my life, providing a political and social commentary on the last few decades in the North, and help to underscore the differences between life here, and what many think of as being typically 'Scottish'.… (más)