Library

03/13/06

I have a passion for books - some might even call it an obsession - in fact, this defect to my character has been the topic for much discussion by my granny in recent years using more colorful descriptions as she watched me struggle down the stairs at the Coach Houses, suitcases threatening to burst at the seams with all my recent indulgences, reminding me all the while that there are weight limits on planes! The adventures I used to get up to when it was necessary to beat my grandfather down the stairs with the cases are best left to another day!

Here are a few selections from my library that I recommend:

Argyll

Argyll The Enduring Heartland - by Marion Campbell of Kilberry

Personal recount of the history, traditions and land of Argyll

Argyll Land of Blood and Beauty - by Mary McGrigor

Worth every penny for the beautiful photographs by Gordon Ross Thomson alone

The Buildings of Scotland Argyll & Bute - by Frank Arneil Walker

Worth every penny for the beautiful photographs by Gordon Ross Thomson alone

Dalmally Church - produced by the Dalmally Historical Association

Ferry Tales of Argyll and the Isles - by Walter Weyndling

Delightful stories of people, places and history connected to the important mode of transportation in Argyll

The Lonely Lands - by Tom Atkinson

A guide book with a tap to the very soul of Argyll

The Ring of Words Argyll - by Louis Scott

A gazetteer of literary site in Argyll

Rob Roy's Country - by Mary McGrigor

Beautiful photographs by Malcolm MacGregor, covers Argyll and more

Dunoon & Cowal

Chronicles of Cowal, Argyll - by Angus McLean

Very popular telling of local history with many fine old photographs

Dunoon Pier a celebration - by Ian McCrorie

Very popular telling of local history with many fine old photographs

Dunoon & Cowal Visitors Guide

Memories of Dunoon & Cowal - by Renee Forsyth

Very popular telling of local history with many fine old photographs

A Short Tour Round Historic Dunoon - by May McKenzie

Dunoon & Cowal Heritage Trust publication

The Two Straths - a profile of Strachur and Strathlachlan from 1930 - by Douglas Harrison

A personal recount of living in Strathlachlan and Strachur

Inveraray

Inveraray Jail County Prison of Argyll 1820 - 1889

Guidebook to this now popular tourist attraction

Glasgow and Surrounds

Down the Clyde - by Jack House

A lovely guidebook for a day on the Clyde

	The Gorbals - Historical Guide and Heritage Walk - by Ronald Smith
	Up Oor Close - Memories of Domestic Life in Glasgow Tenements, 1910 - 1945 - by Jean Faley
	Villages of Glasgow Volume 1 - by Aileen Smart
	Villages of Glasgow Volume 2 - by Aileen Smart

Scotland

	Bare Feet and Tackety Boots - a Boyhood on Rhum - by Archie Cameron
	The Drove Roads of Scotland - by A.R.B. Haldane
	The Gazetteer of Scotland - by Rev. John Wilson
	Highlanders - A History of the Gaels - by John MacLeod
	A History of the Scottish People 1560 - 1830 - by T.C. Smout
	Look at Scotland in Colour - by B. Newson
	New Ways Through the Glens - by A.R.B. Haldane
	Queen Victoria's Highland Journals - Edited by David Duff
	Scotland A Concise History - by Fitzroy MacLean
	Scotland in Color - by Moray McLaren and A.F. Kersting
	Scottish Agricultural Implements - by Bob Powell

Biographies

Bonnie Prince Charlie, Charles Edward Stuart - by Frank McLynn

Billed as "the definitive biography"

Novel's by Scottish Authors

The MacGregor Trilogy - by Nigel Tranter

Great read from Scotland's famous historical novelist

The Dark Twin - by Marion Campbell

Genealogy

	From Family Tree to Family History - Edited by Ruth Finnegan and Michael Drake
	An Introduction to Irish Research - Irish Ancestry: A Beginner's Guide - by Bill Davis
	Scottish Clock & Watch Makers 1453 - 1900 - by Donald Whyte

Nova Scotia

Songs Remembered in Exile - John Lorne Campbell

Other Books of Interest

Brewed in Detroit Breweries and Beers Since 1830 - Peter H. Blum

Scottish Clock & Watch Makers 1453 - 1900 - by Donald Whyte

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