The Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth Century: newspaper index and annals [from the Inverness Journal and the Inverness Courier]. 1800 to [1856]

James BARRON

Published by Inverness: Robt Carruthers & Sons, 1903

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3 vols 4to; all published (the second volume in 1907, the third in 1913). Spines faded, but a nice set (if a heavy one, requiring extra postage), with the bookplates of John Prebble. Meticulous digest, not ideally indexed but rich in material and with generous quotation, from the Inverness press during the first half of the century. James Barron (1847-1919) joined the staff of the Inverness Courier in 1865 and was the newspaper s owner-editor from 1910 until his death. The popular Scottish histories of John Prebble (1915-2001) opened with the best-selling Culloden (1961; filmed 1964). Barron's The Northern Highlands is acknowledged as a source in Prebble's next book, The Highland Clearances (1963). On 30 October 1851, the Courier reported the death of one of his principals: "Mr Patrick Sellar of Ardtornish, whose name is associated with the clearances in the early part of the nineteenth century in the county of Sutherland, died at Elgin on the 28th inst., in the seventy-third year of his age . . . Mr Sellar was one of the original founders of the Inverness Wool Fair, and a man of great energy and perseverance. It is stated that no one could meet him even accidentally without being struck with the vigour and originality of his mind.". Seller Inventory # S100018

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Title: The Northern Highlands in the Nineteenth ...

Publisher: Inverness: Robt Carruthers & Sons

Publication Date: 1903

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Edition: 1st Edition