Arthur Johnson Memorial Library

Normal view MARC view ISBD view

Scotland

by Hull, Lise
Series: Countries of the world Published by : Gareth Stevens Pub. (Milwaukee, WI) Physical details: 96 p. ill. (some col.), maps (some col.) ; 27 cm. ISBN:0836823397. ISSN:978083682 Year: 2001
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title.
Item type Current location Call number Status Date due Barcode
j 900 - 999 j941.1 Hul (Browse shelf) Available 81071

includes bibliographical references and index

An overview of Scotland: Geography -- History -- Government and the economy -- People and lifestyle -- Language and literature -- Arts -- Leisure and festivals -- Food -- A closer look at Scotland: The ancient Orkneys -- Bonnie Prince Charlie and the Jacobite risings -- The border reivers -- Fire festivals -- The Highland games -- Loch Ness and its monster -- Oil in the North Sea -- Playing the bagpipe -- Scottish clans and their kilts -- Scottish dancing -- Scottish inventions -- Shinty -- Shoals of herring -- Robert Louis Stevenson -- The wars of independence -- Relations with North America.