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The Stonemason: Donald Macleod's Chronicle of Scotland's Highland Clearances
The Stonemason Donald Macleod's Chronicle of Scotland's Highland Clearances
Author: Douglas MacGowan, Donald Macleod
Throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, waves of tenant evictions swept through northern Scotland in what would become known as the Highland Clearances. Wealthy landlords, discovering hardy breeds of sheep that would flourish in the severe Highland climate, replaced populated farms and villages with higher-revenue sheep farms. The former tenants...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780275969479
ISBN-10: 0275969479
Publication Date: 5/30/2001
Pages: 144
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Publisher: Praeger
Book Type: Hardcover
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