An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783 together with Notices of Highland Regiments and Biographical Sketches

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), British
Cover of the book An Historical Account of the Settlements of Scotch Highlanders in America Prior to the Peace of 1783 together with Notices of Highland Regiments and Biographical Sketches by J. P. Maclean, VolumesOfValue
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: J. P. Maclean ISBN: 1230000153027
Publisher: VolumesOfValue Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint: Language: English
Author: J. P. Maclean
ISBN: 1230000153027
Publisher: VolumesOfValue
Publication: July 19, 2013
Imprint:
Language: English

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes

CONTENTS (abridged list)
CHAPTER I.
The Highlanders of Scotland.
Division of Scotland — People of the Highlands — Language — Clanship — Chiefs Customs — Special Characteristics — Fiery-Cross — Slogan — Mode of Battle Forays — Feasts — Position of Woman — Marriage — Religious Toleration Superstitions — Poets — Pipers — Cave of Coire-nan-Uriskin — The Harp — Gaelic Music — Costume — Scotland's Wars — War with Romans — Battle of Largs — Bannockburn — Flodden — Pinkie — Wars of Montrose — Bonnie Dundee — Earl of Mar — Prince Charles Stuart — Atrocities in the Wake of Culloden — Uncertainty of Travellers' Observations — Kidnapping Emigration
...
CHAPTER XV.
Distinguished Highlanders in American Interest.

APPENDIX

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

This edition features
• illustrations
• a linked Table of Contents and Footnotes

CONTENTS (abridged list)
CHAPTER I.
The Highlanders of Scotland.
Division of Scotland — People of the Highlands — Language — Clanship — Chiefs Customs — Special Characteristics — Fiery-Cross — Slogan — Mode of Battle Forays — Feasts — Position of Woman — Marriage — Religious Toleration Superstitions — Poets — Pipers — Cave of Coire-nan-Uriskin — The Harp — Gaelic Music — Costume — Scotland's Wars — War with Romans — Battle of Largs — Bannockburn — Flodden — Pinkie — Wars of Montrose — Bonnie Dundee — Earl of Mar — Prince Charles Stuart — Atrocities in the Wake of Culloden — Uncertainty of Travellers' Observations — Kidnapping Emigration
...
CHAPTER XV.
Distinguished Highlanders in American Interest.

APPENDIX

More books from VolumesOfValue

Cover of the book Platons Gastmahl by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Jewish Literature and Other Essays by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Narrative of the Life of Moses Grandy, Late a Slave in the United States of America by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Portugal e Brasil emigração e colonização by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Seed Dispersal by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book The Valkyries by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Mémoires Secrets de Fournier l'Américain by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book The Bible of Bibles, Or, Twenty-seven "Divine" Revelations by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book My Four Years in Germany by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Japanese Fairy World by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book The Cruise of the 'Cachalot' Round the World after Sperm Whales by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book The Story of the Alphabet by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Astounding SCI-FI Stories, Volume XIII by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book Contos para a infância by J. P. Maclean
Cover of the book The North Pole, Its Discovery in 1909 under the Auspices of the Peary Arctic Club by J. P. Maclean
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy