Crofting Years
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About the Book:
Crofting is much more than a way of life in the Highlands and Islands of Scotland. It is a storehouse of cultural, linguistic and moral values which holds together a scattered and struggling rural population. This book fills a blank in the written history of crofting over the last two centuries. Bloody conflicts and gunboat diplomacy, treachery, compassion, music and story: all figure as Francis Thompson takes us into the homes and the very minds of those who fought so desperately for security on their land.
About the Author:
Francis Thompson was born and grew up in Stornoway, and taught at Lews Castle College there. His interests have always been centred in the Highlands and Islands, but always in the context of Scotland as a nation with an identifiable and viable culture. His deeply held beliefs have involved him in Scottish national politics and the struggle to achieve full recognition of his beloved Gaelic language.