The Highland Clearances - An Introduction (Sources)

by Steve Blamires

Blackie, John. The Scottish Highlanders and the Land Laws: An Historico-Economical Enquiry, Chapman and Hall (1885) ASIN: B000TYDNLK.

Blackie, John Stuart. Altavona: Fact And Fiction From My Life In The Highlands (1882), Edinburgh, 1882, Republished byy Kessinger Publishing, LLC (August 18, 2008) ISBN-10: 143700055X

Craig, David. On the Crofter's Trail: In Search of the Clearance Highlanders, London, 1990, Republished by Birlinn Publishers; illustrated edition (January 2006), ISBN-10: 184158455X

Devine, T.M. The Great Highland Famine: Hunger, Emigration and the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, 1988, Republished John Donald Publishers (April 1994), ISBN-10: 0859763722.

Devine, T.M. Clanship to Crofters' War: The Social Transformation of the Scottish Highlands, Manchester Univ Pr; illustrated edition (April 1994), ISBN-10: 0719034817

Forbes, David. The Sutherland Clearances, 1806 - 1820. Ayr, 1976.

Giekie, A. Scottish Reminiscences. Glasgow, 1906.

Grimble, Ian. The Trial of Patrick Sellar: The Tragedy of Highland Evictions, Routledge & Kegan Paul Ltd (1962), ASIN: B0000CLKIE.

Hunter, J. The The Making of the Crofting Community, Edinburgh, 1976, Republished John Donald (March 1, 2006), ISBN-10: 0859765377

McIntosh, A.; Wightman A. and Morgan, D. "Reclaiming the Scottish Highlands." in The Ecologist magazine, Vol. 24, No. 2, pps. 64-70.

MacKenzie, Alexander. The History Of The Highland Clearances (Mercat Classics), 1883, Republished Mercat Press (March 31, 2005), ISBN-10: 0901824968.

MacLean, Malcom & Carrell, Christopher. As an Fhearann - From the land, Mainstream Publishing (July 1, 1987), Edinburgh, ISBN-10: 1851580360.

McLeod, Donald. Donald M'Leod's Gloomy memories in the Highlands of Scotland, versus Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Sunny Memories in (England) a foreign land: Or, A faithful ... Celtic race from the Highlands of Scotland, Toronto, 1857, Republished A. Sinclair (1892), ASIN: B00086U9IY.

Prebble, John. The Highland Clearances, Penguin, 1963, ISBN-10: 0140028374.

Richards, Eric. The Highland Clearances: People, Landlords and Rural Turmoil, London, 1982, Republished Birlinn Publishers; 3rd edition (May 30, 2008), ISBN-10: 1841585424.

Robertson, Alexander. Where are the Highlanders? Of the Highland Regiments and Highland Clearances. 1856.

Ross, Donald. The Clearing of the Glens. 1854.

Youngson, A. J. After the forty-five;: The economic impact on the Scottish Highlands, Edinburgh, 1973, ISBN-10: 0852242263.

Societies:

,The American-Scottish Foundation Inc., 575 Madison Avenue (10th Floor), New York, NY 10022, USA. An organization based in the USA but with strong links to contemporary Scotland. They issue a regular and informative newsletter as well as arranging frequent cultural events. One of the better such organizations.

The Scotch-Irish Society of the United States of America, 2616 Edna Drive, Vineland, NJ 08360, USA was founded in 1889 as a society set up for "The preservation of Scotch-Irish history, the keeping alive the esprit de corps of the race, and promotion of social intercourse and fraternal feeling among its members now and hereafter."

Many, many Scottish Clan Societies exist in America and Canada. Check "The Highlander" magazine for full details.

Publications:

"Am Braighe", P.O. Box 79, Mabou, Nova Scotia, B0E 1X0, Canada. Quarterly newspaper on the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia but also containing features on Scottish culture.

"Celtic Heritage", P.O. Box 8805 a, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5M4, Canada published six times a year. Good, informative articles and news reports.

"The Highlander", The Magazine of Scottish Heritage, P.O. Box 44086, Chicago, IL 60644, USA is published six times a year. It tends to display a romanticised image of present day Scotland but it is a good source of cultural news and for Clan Society addresses.

"An Scathan", P.O. Box 24, Ashland, PA 17921, USA. Monthly Celtic newspaper with interesting articles and features. Mainly Irish but does cover all the Celtic countries.

"The Scottish Banner", P.O. Box 34, Lewiston, NY 14092, USA. Monthly newspaper on Scottish matters in the USA and Scotland. Worth subscribing to.

prepared by Steve Blamires

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