This authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A-Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting.
He is the former editor in chief of The Guinness Encyclopedia..
He is the coauthor of Brewer\'s Britain and Ireland and Brewer\'s Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable.
About the Author: Ian Crofton is a freelance editor and writer who has worked as a publisher of general reference books for 20 years.
The result is a breathtaking and quirky celebration of Scotland, packed with fact and anecdote.
Here Tartan Tories rub shoulders with Torry girls, the Misery from the Manse exchanges a nod with Stalin\'s Granny, Thomas the Rhymer and the Wizard of Reay walk hand in hand with Bible John, and the reader is taken for a rollercoaster ride round Caledonia, from Furry Boots City to the Costa Clyde, via the Cold Shoulder of Scotland, the West Lothian Alps and the Reykjavik of the South.
This authoritative, entertaining and eminently browsable reference book, arranged in easily accessible A-Z format, is an absorbing and imaginative feast of Scottish lore, language, history and culture, from the mythical origins of the Scots in Scythia to the contemporary Scotland of the Holyrood parliament and Trainspotting
