Description: Entertaining and gripping, Alistair Moffat clears away the myths and brings the compelling history of the Highland clans to life.
Brief description:
Alistair Moffat was born in Kelso, Scotland. He is an award-winning writer and historian, was director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, and is former rector of the University of St Andrews. He is founder of Borders Book Festival and cochairman of the Great Tapestry of Scotland. His many books include The Highland Clans, Before Scotland, and Scotland's Forgotten Past.
Review Quotes: A brisk and accessible guide to a thousand years of reiving and rivalry in the Highlands.-- "The Scotsman"