Author: James Alexander Robertson

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Published: 2015-08-08

Total Pages: 612

ISBN-13: 9781332494453

Excerpt from Concise Historical Proofs Respecting the Gael of Alban: Or Highlanders The Author displays great ingenuity in seeking to establish these points; and there is no more interesting portion of his book than that touching on language, in which he shows the old Caledonian significance of local names even in the south, which existed long before an Irish-Scot, or Wanderer, entered on the sacred soil." From "The Gentleman's Magazine." "The Author has devoted a large amount of labour to investigate a subject of real historical interest. The reader will find a good deal of curious information about the Highland Clans; their badges, war-cries, etc., which will repay the perusal; and the descriptions of the Illustrations (which are really very spirited), are well written. The whole work is evidently a labour of love with its Author, and his earnestness on the subject leads to a strong prepossession in his favour." From the "Elgin Courant." "The period of Scottish history treated of by the Author of this volume has been generally regarded as very obscure by our best historians, from the deficiency of trustworthy historical records. The Author endeavours to throw some light on that dark period. He seems to have laboured with great diligence in search of correct information from the earliest writers who have made mention of our native land. Of the identity of the language of the Picts and present Highlanders we see no reason to be doubtful. In conclusion, we have to thank the Author for the research and diligence and great labour with which he has collected correct information regarding our forefathers and our native land from the most reliable sources." From the "Glasgow Herald." "A really valuable historical treatise. The book is one that will repay an attentive perusal, and that ought to be especially acceptable to the Highlanders. There can be no doubt that Colonel Robertson has made his case very strong, and has brought a very important question nearer to its solution. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.