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The Wigtownshire Companion

Haig Gordon

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Description:"The Wigtownshire Companion" is history, geography, biography, literature and gossip all rolled into one! If you want to know what has created the unique character of this county at Scotland's land's end, you will find it all gathered here in a single handy volume. The information is presented in a way that is both practical and enjoyable. In Part 1 every major town and village in the 'Shire' gets its own section explaining its development, pointing out nearby places of interest and profiling its outstanding personalities. Part 2 fills in the background in a series of highly readable accounts of Wigtownshire's role in Scottish history, its long association with Ireland and its crucial contribution towards victory in the Second World War. Some of the topics prehistoric megaliths, Whithorn's 'cradle of Christianity', arctic explorer John Ross, writer Gavin Maxwell, artist Oskar Kokoshka, the making of The Wicker Man, Wigtown Book Town and exotic Gulf Stream gardens.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wigtownshire Companion. To get started finding The Wigtownshire Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: "The Wigtownshire Companion" is history, geography, biography, literature and gossip all rolled into one! If you want to know what has created the unique character of this county at Scotland's land's end, you will find it all gathered here in a single handy volume. The information is presented in a way that is both practical and enjoyable. In Part 1 every major town and village in the 'Shire' gets its own section explaining its development, pointing out nearby places of interest and profiling its outstanding personalities. Part 2 fills in the background in a series of highly readable accounts of Wigtownshire's role in Scottish history, its long association with Ireland and its crucial contribution towards victory in the Second World War. Some of the topics prehistoric megaliths, Whithorn's 'cradle of Christianity', arctic explorer John Ross, writer Gavin Maxwell, artist Oskar Kokoshka, the making of The Wicker Man, Wigtown Book Town and exotic Gulf Stream gardens.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Wigtownshire Companion. To get started finding The Wigtownshire Companion, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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