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Argyll Curiosities

By (author) Marian Pallister
Genres: Local history
Format: Paperback / softback
Publisher: Birlinn General, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Imprint: Origin
Published: 12th Apr 2018
Dimensions: w 138mm h 213mm d 43mm
Weight: 280g
ISBN-10: 1912476029
ISBN-13: 9781912476022
Barcode No: 9781912476022
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Synopsis
The great travellers of the 17th century - Martin, Penant, Johnson et al - used the word 'curiosity' to mean many different things. They labelled as 'curiosities' people, plants, legends, historical facts and geological certainties. This book follows their example in a 21st century journey around Argyll and its islands. It is difficult to find an area of Argyll which is not curious in some way: archaeology, geography, geology and genealogy have all served to mark out this western fringe of Scotland as unique. Discarding those curiosities which it is all too easy to find on any journey through the county, Marian Pallister has looked extensively into places, people and events which are curiously layered, and has created a book that is overflowing with enchanting 'curiosities' and local histories.

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