The Scottish 100: Portraits of History's Most Influential Scots

By Duncan A. Bruce

Book Overview

This compendium of biographical portraits includes names like Robert the Bruce, Andrew Carnegie, John Knox, John Marshall, Ulysses S. Grant, Edvard Grieg, Martha Graham, Jackson Pollock, and Thomas Edison, whose achievements have won national freedom, built empires, reformed religion, defined justice, become presidents, composed music, revolutionized dance, redefined art, made pictures move, and built engines run by steam--along with ninety more Scots worldwide who have altered the wayall of us live our lives.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786707704
• ISBN13: 9780786707706
• Release Date: November 2000
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 416 Pages
• Weight: 1.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.3" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

bagpipes and dreams

a highly informative, entertainingly and elegantly written overview of some notable Scots. In the age of "Black" centered television, minority based social programs and other unabashed celebrations of racial or genetic pride, it is refreshing to those of us from Scottish stock to read pridefully of our own rich heritage. For the record, I'm for celebrating all cultures deemed worthy of exceptional accomplishments.Anglo and Celtic-phobes BEWARE! Our little nation has generated quite a few feisty geniuses and raucous rebels.

A brilliant Scottish resourse

Duncan Bruce has done it again! I really enjoyed his first book, The Mark Of The Scots. It appears that Bruce is establishing himself as a leading authority in Scottish achievements. This new book consists of an elegantly written and remarkably well researched collection of essays. The Scottish 100 is definitely a must have for history buffs and Scottish enthusiasts alike!