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Title: Scottish Reminiscences
Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Susan Skinner, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Scottish Reminiscences" by Archibald Geikie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book offers a personal perspective on the social changes in Scotland over the author's lengthy life and explores various aspects of Scottish culture, society, and humor. Geikie's recollections focus on an era marked by significant transformation, influenced by events like the Union of the Crowns and advancements in transportation. At the start of the narrative, Geikie sets the stage by describing the profound social changes that began with the Union of the Crowns in the early 17th century and continued through the aftermath of the Jacobite cause's failure in the 18th century, which catalyzed modernization in Scotland. He reflects on modes of travel that once dominated the landscape, such as stage-coaches and canal boats, contrasting these with the looming advent of railroads. Geikie reminisces about his experiences across the Scottish landscape, illustrating how increased communication not only facilitated migration and interaction between regions but also eroded national peculiarities, enriching the tapestry of Scottish identity while heralding the onset of modernity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924
EBook No.: 63074
Published: Aug 29, 2020
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: Scotland -- Social life and customs
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.
This edition has images.
Title: Scottish Reminiscences
Note: Reading ease score: 64.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read.
Credits: E-text prepared by Susan Skinner, Charlie Howard, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http: //www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https: //archive.org)
Summary: "Scottish Reminiscences" by Archibald Geikie is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The book offers a personal perspective on the social changes in Scotland over the author's lengthy life and explores various aspects of Scottish culture, society, and humor. Geikie's recollections focus on an era marked by significant transformation, influenced by events like the Union of the Crowns and advancements in transportation. At the start of the narrative, Geikie sets the stage by describing the profound social changes that began with the Union of the Crowns in the early 17th century and continued through the aftermath of the Jacobite cause's failure in the 18th century, which catalyzed modernization in Scotland. He reflects on modes of travel that once dominated the landscape, such as stage-coaches and canal boats, contrasting these with the looming advent of railroads. Geikie reminisces about his experiences across the Scottish landscape, illustrating how increased communication not only facilitated migration and interaction between regions but also eroded national peculiarities, enriching the tapestry of Scottish identity while heralding the onset of modernity. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
Author: Geikie, Archibald, 1835-1924
EBook No.: 63074
Published: Aug 29, 2020
Downloads: 62
Language: English
Subject: Scotland -- Social life and customs
LoCC: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe
Category: Text
Rights: Public domain in the USA.