For Freedom
The Last Days of William Wallace
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About the Book:
David R Ross, 'The Biker Historian', goes on the trail of William Wallace once again to investigate his last days, the events that led up to his death, and their repercussions through Scottish history. He ties Wallace's life and death to issues of patriotism and Scottish nationality over the last seven hundred years, and identifies Wallace as a 'Scottish Martyr' who died for freedom and identity in the country he loved.
About the Author:
The Glasgow-born historian DAVID R ROSS always had a passion for Scotland, its landscapes, its traditions and its history. Every free moment was spent on his motorcycle stravaiging around historic sites, battlefields and castles exploring the spots where the great and not so great Scots of history stood. His works ‘On the Trail of… Wallace, Bruce and Bonnie Prince Charlie’ have the exact proportion of unconventional and unashamed patriotism, highlighting the freedom and independence Wallace, Bruce and others fought so hard to win. There is nothing wrong with academic history books, it’s just that David Ross was not one to sit on the fence. He would rather jump down hard on one side of it, and probably, being a Scot, he would land with squelch. In A Passion for Scotland, David uncovered rare items of Scots provenance in Europe and rediscovered much of Scotland’s lost history. He deplored the loss of Scots culture now rapidly fading into dull universal conformity, but at the same time the book has a new refreshing look at Scotland’s past and its impact on the present is enlightening, making Scottish history accessible and understandable for the casual reader.