Scotland's story cannot be told merely in terms of documentary
evidence, for this would be to neglect an integral part of the
nation's heritage. The legends, myths, stories and memories handed
down from generation to generation must be added to the bare bones
of factual record if the character of the country is to be truly
revealed. Nigel Tranter was able to combine the two with a masterly
hand, expertly weaving the colourful threads of folklore into the
fabric of historical fact. Tranter was impeccably qualified to tell
the story of Scotland, having written many books detailing the
nation's rich past and he possessed an exceptional gift for
storytelling. His account begins in the years before records made
traditional history possible and ends with the transformation of
Scotland during the 19th century into a workshop of the world and a
source of pioneers for Britain's empire. In this perennial
bestseller, Niigel Tranter's incomparable tale of a nation's
enthralling history is the most comprehensible primer on the
subject yet published. Before he passed away in January 2000,
Tranter had written over 70 novels and several works of
non-fiction, almost all of them historical works set in Scotland.
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