Far Off in Sunlit Places

Release on 2010 | by Jim Hewitson

From the first grim penal colony in Botany Bay in 1788 to the glamorous story of Duntocher-born 1930s speedway ace Ron Johnston, Scots have played a role at every level in

Author: Jim Hewitson
Publisher: OTCEditions
ISBN: 9781849860062
Category: Biography & Autobiography
Page: 307
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Far Off in Sunlit Places

Following his acclaimed chronicle of the Scots in America, Jim Hewitson has now turned his attention to the second great area of Scottish migration, Australia and New Zealand. From the first grim penal colony in Botany Bay in 1788 to the glamorous story of Duntocher-born 1930s speedway ace Ron Johnston, Scots have played a role at every level in

Language: en
Pages: 307

Far Off in Sunlit Places

Authors: Jim Hewitson

Categories: Biography & Autobiography

Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: OTCEditions

Language: en
Pages: 356

The Edinburgh History of Scottish Literature: Modern transformations: new identities (from 1918)

Authors: Ian Brown, Murray Pittock, Thomas Owen Clancy, Susan Manning

Categories: Fiction

Type: BOOK - Published: 2007 - Publisher: Edinburgh History of Scottish

This volume explores the vibrancy of modern Scottish literature in all its forms and languages. Giving full credit to writing in Gaelic and by the Scottish diaspora, it brings together the best contemporary critical insights from three continents.