Orkney Crofters in Crisis : William P. L. Thomson : Illustrated : Scotland VGC

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Seller: the_gently_mad ✉️ (5,265) 99.5%, Location: Edinburgh, Edinburgh (City of), GB, Ships to: AMERICAS & many other countries, Item: 175454873336 Orkney Crofters in Crisis : William P. L. Thomson : Illustrated : Scotland VGC. Orkney Crofters in Crisis By William P.L. Thomson. Published by The Orcadian, Kirkwall, Orkney, 2013. Hardback book with dust jacket. 343 pages plus index. With photographic illustrations. CONDITION A very good clean copy in a very good dust jacket. No names, marks, damage etc. Very clean copy. Orkney Crofters in Crisis gives an intriguing snapshot of crofting life in the county 130 years ago through evidence given to, what became known as, the Napier Commission, set up by government to probe the plight of the crofters in the Highlands and Islands. Evidence to the commission was recorded verbatim and reflects the economic and social issues of the day in a graphic and sometimes dramatic manner. In Rousay, for example, there were evictions after crofters were critical of their landlord. A potentially riotous situation developed with General Burroughs of Trumland recieving death threats. William P.L. Thomson, OBE, MA, M.Univ., Dip.Ed., FSA Scot., is an Honarary Research Fellow at the Nordic Studies Centre, University of the Highlands and islands. He was Rector of Kirkwall Grammar School from 1971 to 1991. Previously he was Principal Teacher of History and Geography in the Anderson High School, Shetland. he is the author of several books including The New History of Orkney (2001). William Thomson is now retired and lives in Burray.
  • Condition: Very good clean copy
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Non-Fiction Subject: History & Military
  • Language: English
  • Special Attributes: 1st Edition, Dust Jacket, Illustrated
  • Author: William P.L. Thomson
  • Publisher: The Orcadian
  • Original/Facsimile: Original

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