The Lion in the North Author:John Prebble From Kenneth MacAlpin, first king of Alba, the land of the Scots, to the luminaries of Scotland's Golden Age, Robert Burns, David Hume, Adam Smith, a thousand years of Soctland's history, bold, brash & bloody, come vividly to life in this lavishly illustrated, colorful account of the growth of a nation.Drawn from contemporary journals, documents... more », letters and the traditional tales and ballads. John Prebble's personal view of Soctland superbly evokes the spirit of this proud and defiant "lion in the north'.« less