Celtic Books?

[Sherry]

I've been reading George Rosie's Curious Scotland: Tales From a Hidden History. The silly cover belies the serious (& interesting) contents, as each chapter is a sort of "the rest of the story" approach to some neglected aspects of Scottish history.

[macwilkin]

I moved the thread to the off-topic section. Now on to my list! ;)

The Scotch-Irish by James Leyburn

Highland Heritage: Scottish-Americans in the American South by Celeste Ray

Great Scots! How the Scots created Canada by Matthew Shaw

Scots in the North American West 1790-1917

A Dance Called America by James Hunter

Scottish Highlanders, Indian Peoples by James Hunter

How the Scots invented the modern world by Arthur Herman

Collins Scottish clan & family encyclopedia by George Way & Romilly Squire

Ian Zaczek's Illustrated History of Tartan & World Tartans

District Tartans by Teall & Smith

The Scottish Regiments by Dr. Diana M. Henderson

The Steel Bonnets by George Macdonald Fraser

Stuart Reid:

1745: A military history of the last Jacobite uprising

Highland Clansmen (Osprey warrior series)

Macrae's Battalion by Jack Alexander -- the history of the 16th Royal Scots, made up largely of Heart of Midlothian Football Club players in WWI.

Reid has written a number of titles under the Osprey banner -- short, to-the-point, and great illustrations.

D**med Rebel B*tches by Maggie Craig -- HIGHLY RECOMMENDED -- one of the best histories of the '45 I've read in a long time -- deals with the role of women in the '45, but a nice general read about the '45 as well.

Culloden 1746 by Peter Harrington (Osprey)

Robert the Bruce's Rivals: The Comyns 1212-1314 by Alan Young -- One of the BEST books I have read on Scottish history, and I'm not just saying that because it's "my" clan that the book deals with. Very detailed and well-researched. Braveheart's portrayal of Robert the Bruce is not that far off.

Scottish Highlanders by Charles Mackinnon -- another excellent one-volume read with some interesting perspectives on the Jacobite Rebellions and the Highland Clearances

The folklore of the Scottish Highlands by Anne Ross

More to come, I'm sure! :mrgreen:

Cheers,

Todd