Title: Eigg: The Story of an Island
Author: Camille Dressler
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn), Edinburgh
ISBN: 9780748662241 (ISBN-10: 0748662243)
Language: English
Pages: xii + 211
Dimensions: About 24 cm (height)
Publication Date: 1998
Genre: Scottish History, Island History, Folklore
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Eigg: The Story of an Island is the history of the Hebridean island of Eigg and its people, written by Camille Dressler. She draws on oral history, legend and song as well as written accounts, and follows the island from its earliest times to the historic community buy-out of 1997. The book describes the changes in islanders’ lives: the clan days, the development of crofting, the Clearances and depopulation, and the effect of later landlords. It also shows how the island’s cultural heritage helped the community hold on to its identity. The book is illustrated with photographs and drawings, and has a bibliography. The cover shows an old photograph of an islander with a pony and creels. It is a good choice for readers of Scottish and Highlands history, folklore and island life. This copy is in very good condition.
Title: Eigg: The Story of an Island
Author: Camille Dressler
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Polygon (an imprint of Birlinn), Edinburgh
ISBN: 9780748662241 (ISBN-10: 0748662243)
Language: English
Pages: xii + 211
Dimensions: About 24 cm (height)
Publication Date: 1998
Genre: Scottish History, Island History, Folklore
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Eigg: The Story of an Island is the history of the Hebridean island of Eigg and its people, written by Camille Dressler. She draws on oral history, legend and song as well as written accounts, and follows the island from its earliest times to the historic community buy-out of 1997. The book describes the changes in islanders’ lives: the clan days, the development of crofting, the Clearances and depopulation, and the effect of later landlords. It also shows how the island’s cultural heritage helped the community hold on to its identity. The book is illustrated with photographs and drawings, and has a bibliography. The cover shows an old photograph of an islander with a pony and creels. It is a good choice for readers of Scottish and Highlands history, folklore and island life. This copy is in very good condition.
