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PUBLISHER: Birlinn General
ISBN: 9781780278919
RRP: £14.99
PAGES: 640
PUBLICATION DATE:
April 4, 2024
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The Borders: A History of the Borders from Earliest Times
In this acclaimed book, Alistair Moffat tells the story of a part of Scotland that has played a huge role in the nation’s history and moved poets, painters and writers as well as ordinary people for hundreds of years.
The hunter-gatherers who first penetrated the virgin interior, the Celtic warlords, the Romans, the Northumbrians and the Reivers, who dominated the Anglo-Scottish borderlands for over 300 years, have all had their part to play in the constantly evolving life of the area. It is the people of a place that make its history and Alistair Moffat’s book is a testament to those who have made the Borders their home, and who have created the traditions, myths and romance that define it so strongly.
Reviews of The Borders: A History of the Borders from Earliest Times
'Beautifully written, a fine book' * Sunday Herald * 'Highly readable – a lively, clear style' * Northern History * 'Quirky, learned and utterly absorbing' — Allan Massie 'Beautifully written, a fine book' * Sunday Herald * 'Highly readable – a lively, clear style' * Northern History * 'Quirky, learned and utterly absorbing' — Allan Massie
Alistair Moffat
Alistair Moffat was born and bred in the Scottish Borders. A former Director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Director of Programmes at Scottish Television and founder of the Borders Book Festival, he is also the author of a number of highly acclaimed books. From 2011 he was Rector of the University of St Andrews. He has written more than thirty books on Scottish history.