History of the highland clearances by a mackenzie abebooks. Eric richards describes the appalling conditions and treatment suffered. The highland clearances john prebble download free ebook. Debating the highland clearances edinburgh university press.
The history of the highland clearances by alexander mackenzie book resume. The big sheep will overrun the country till they meet the northern sea. This wonderful new book, however, offers a balanced analysis of the man, a vivid account of a horrible episode in highland historic previous, and a riveting narration of a tormented life. This book traces the origins of the clearances from the eighteenth century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1880s. His book patrick sellar and the highland clearances is about a fascinating character.
This is important because there have been many books about the highland clearances, which have a preeminent place in the scottish national memory. Mar 08, 2018 the highland clearances in our time melvyn bragg and guests discuss the causes and impact of the waves of migrations and evictions of people in the highlands and western isles from the mid18th. Since 1875 he had edited the celtic magazine, which was devoted to gaelic history, folklore and. Patrick sellar and the highland clearances, edinburgh university press, 1999 scottish history book of the year. The highland clearances by john prebble, 9780140028379, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sellar was one of the factors of the sutherland estate and a sheep farmer himself. Its a very readable account of what happened, and is also a wellbalanced account of what is still an emotional issue. Important book to read, especially for people of scottish lineage. In this account of the highland clearances of the 18th century, eric richards draws attention to the brutal evictions as being one amongst many solutions to the. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. As tom devine makes clear in this powerful book, the scots are a.
Feb 21, 2016 free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg. The highland clearances are a scar on the scottish psyche to this day. Today luath press has published a much enlarged version with five times as many entries as the original pamphlet. The highland clearances stands out as one of the most emotive chapters in the history of scotland. The highland clearances form one of the most deeply emotive topics in scottish history, and one of the most controversial. These brutal highland clearances devastated the gaelic culture, split up families and clans and removed entire communities from the lands that they had farmed for centuries leaving them no option but to emigrate for a better life as in scotland they were left fairly destitute. In the terrible aftermath of the moorland battle of culloden, the highlanders suffered at the hands of their own clan chiefs. The highland clearances are an infamous chapter in scottish history, the cruel story of how the highland people were dispossessed of their homes by their landlords. The best books on the highland clearances recommended by james hunter. Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by project gutenberg.
Aside from voluntary emigrations and not all highland landlords were tyrants many episodes of the highland clearances were carried out with much brutality for example, the forced removal of tenants irrespective of age or infirmity, and the burning of their townships. The highland clearances trail was originally published by highland heritage in 1981, when inverness tourist office banned the booklet from its stock, stating that it was unsuitable for tourists. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. There are three books by prebble and all are very good. The highland clearances by john prebble, 9780140028379, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. There was actually a book written in the 1950s by a respected scottish historian under the title the highland economy 17501850 which did not mention the.
The best books on the highland clearances five books expert. Following his magnificent reconstruction of culloden, john prebble recounts how the highlanders were deserted and then betrayed into famine. This is the first documented study of one of scotlands most emotive subjects for many years. The best books on the highland clearances five books.
Fuadach nan gaidheal, the expulsion of the gael was the forced displacement during the 18th and 19th centuries of a significant number of people from. Pages in category highland clearances the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Jul 01, 2007 buy the highland clearances 3rev ed by eric richards isbn. We visited dunrobin castle last year the home of the notorious duke of sutherland and i read the highland clearances by eric richards afterwards.
The highland clearances by john prebble and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The highland clearances remain a controversial period in scotlands history and are still talked of with great bitterness, particularly by those families who were dispossessed of their land and even, to a large extent, of their culture, over the period of around 100 years between the mid 18th to. The eviction of the highlanders from the glens and straths of the highlands and islands of the north of scotland still causes great historical dispute more than a century after the events. It traces the origins of the clearances from the eighteenth century to their culmination in the crofting legislation of the 1880s, showing how the process of clearance was part of a wider european movement of rural depopulation. The term usually describes the process in which, between about 1750 and about 1880, large numbers of scottish highlanders and islanders were displaced from the traditional lands. John prebbles classic book on the clearances shows passion, poetry and a good deal of partiality. The highland clearances is still a very emotive subject to many people, in many parts of the world, today. Highland clearances ethnic cleansing or outcome of progress. My friend eric richards, who has died after suffering a heart attack aged 78, was the preeminent historian of the highland clearances and. Alexander mackenzie was fortyfive when he published the history of the highland clearances in 1883. I had previously read set adrift on the world by james hunter, but that book is limited to the area under the control of the duke and.
The clearances, the mass depopulation of the highlands and islands. In the terrible aftermath of the moorland battle of cullode. It makes me less proud of my scottish ancestry, and less admiring of the scottish lairds that pushed to clearances for personal profit. If you really want a true picture of scotland highlands these will be for you. This, and subsequent works, fed the popular misconceptions that the highland clearances were a deliberate act of ethnic cleansing andor that british authorities in london played a major, persistent role in carrying. Since 1875 he had edited the celtic magazine, which was devoted to gaelic history, folklore and antiquities. I have always found scottish history fascinating and purchased the book purely out of interest as i was aware that it put a new slant on previous ideas on the highland clearances by, in addition, introducing the concept of lowland clearances. Eric richards is not a revisionist, but he offers a more nuanced approach than the popular history. The history of the highland clearances alexander mackenzie. After the end of the highland clearances, highland scotland became a sad and empty desert, and to a large extent, it remains that way to this day.
Scottish history, written to be enjoyed and understood. People, landlords and rural turmoil edinburgh university press 2000. Sellar had a very well workedout view as to what he was about. The scottish clearances by scott robert ladd in the last 270 years, more than a quarter million indigenous people were forced off their ancestral lands, burned out of their homes, sold into slavery, and forcibly assimilated into a foreign culture. I found the book interesting and also enjoyable to read. Whats on arts and entertainment 7 villages emptied by the highland clearances the era of the highland clearances was one of the most brutal and heartbreaking episodes in scottish history.
The highland clearances by eric richards paperback for sale online an excellent work with strong clan gunn sutherland importance is the highland clearances by eric richards. The subject was largely ignored by academic historians until the publication of a book by the journalist john prebble in 1963. During this time, a documented number of 170,571 highlanders were ejected from their traditional lands. It takes the romance out that we all have because of movies. Great and interesting read for anyone interested in the clearances but cant find the correct information online, john brebble writes in a way that is easy to. It is my third book in last year about the 19th century clearances of tenant farmers in the scottish highlands. Download patrick sellar and the highland clearances pdf ebook. Eric richards was professor of history at flinders university and a fellow of the australian academy of the humanities. The director of the centre for history at the university of the highlands and. This is one of those books that inspires one to read more to understand more. Storm clouds always gather over the story of the highland clearances. These clearances were at their worst during the period 1763 1775, but they did not end until around 1881. The history of the highland clearances by alexander mackenzie. Historian sir tom devine on what really happened during.
Richards book is an account of sellars life and events. Mar 30, 2010 the highland clearances, a forced eviction from ancestral land mainly between 1810 and 1855, are a sad episode in scottish history, with lessons for today. The highland clearances by eric richards goodreads. Perpetuating some myths of the highland clearances roddy. The director of the centre for history at the university of the highlands and islands talks to us about the history of the highland clearances in scotland. Detailed and thorough book on a horrific period in scottish history. Jan 10, 2012 interesting because the process was fairly similar to the highland clearances, yet there is very little tradition of protest, very little by way of empathy for those cleared, as there is for the highland clearances and my post looks at why this is, which in turn throws some light on the highland clearances and the tradition of protest if. One of the many merits of this book is that it lives up to its title and covers the whole of scotland. A good coverage of the human tragedy of the highland clearances.
In the first documented study of one of scotlands most emo. Debating the highland clearances books from scotland. Not a book for the casual reader, the highland clearances is a wellresearched, historical description of the the economic, social, and cultural upheaval that was movement of people out of the scottish highlands. People, landlords, and rural turmoil 9781841580401. Historically, in britain as elsewhere, small communities of people living on the land have been surrendered in the name of economic progress and development. The history of the highland clearances by alexander mackenzie free ebook project gutenberg.
Other books by the same author the highland clearances. Isbn 978 0140028379 this is the seminal work that brought the subject to modern attention. Theres perhaps no additional hated nor reviled specific individual in highland historic previous. Nov 16, 2014 the highland clearances scottish gaelic. In this book, he chronicles land ownership, the clan system and shifting attitudes towards highlanders, from heroic soldiers to lazy aborigines. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature.
Buy the highland clearances new ed by prebble, john isbn. The highland clearances also generated a great deal of contemporary controversy and. It consistently provokes people to take sides and has led to deep, and. The highland clearances paperback 25 mar 1982 by john prebble author. This is important because there have been many books about the highland clearances. It is a cultural problem scotland still has not faced or addressed and perhaps a realistic look at the highland clearances, attitudes, and scotlands own role in it, can be a place to start. The highland clearances paperback international edition, january 7, 1969 by john prebble author. Highland clearances the day will come when the big sheep will put the plough up in the rafters. Sir tom believes english popular historian john prebble, whose bestselling 1963 book the highland clearances is the sole source of many peoples knowledge of the subject, has much to. John prebbles classic book on the clearances shows passion, poetry and a good deal of this is a story little known south of the border but forms an important and tragic part of scotlands history. These clearances have entered into scottish legend and a passionate indignation about them lives on. Later historical work corrects and challenges many points in this book. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. He begins with a glance at the legend and accounts of two classic clearances from the 1840s, in glencalvie and strathconan.
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