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A Little Book of Clans and Tartans
Book by MacLean, Charles
59 pages, Hardcover
First published July 1, 1995
About the author
Charles Maclean
31 books12 followersLibrarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the goodreads data base.
Charles Maclean is the author of crime thrillers, and has also written about the Scottish countryside and other non-fiction.
He is the son of Sir Fitzroy Maclean – an Etonian, brilliant linguist, near-legendary adventurer, war hero, diplomat and author of Eastern Approaches. Charles Maclean is something of an adventurer himself, and certainly in his own literary journey. His first job was helping set up the Ecologist magazine; he also worked on a ranch, and as a merchant seaman. His 1972 book, St Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World, is an evocative study of the island that has never been out of print. Other successes as a non-fiction writer included 1977's The Wolf Children, examining the cases of two girls in India, claimed as feral children raised in the wild.
Charles Maclean is the author of crime thrillers, and has also written about the Scottish countryside and other non-fiction.
He is the son of Sir Fitzroy Maclean – an Etonian, brilliant linguist, near-legendary adventurer, war hero, diplomat and author of Eastern Approaches. Charles Maclean is something of an adventurer himself, and certainly in his own literary journey. His first job was helping set up the Ecologist magazine; he also worked on a ranch, and as a merchant seaman. His 1972 book, St Kilda: Island on the Edge of the World, is an evocative study of the island that has never been out of print. Other successes as a non-fiction writer included 1977's The Wolf Children, examining the cases of two girls in India, claimed as feral children raised in the wild.
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November 27, 2025
This is the book that I wanted to read because my family has tartans and I wanted to see what clan they were part of. I hope I got the right information.
January 19, 2016
"Clans and Tartans" by Charles Maclean. 25 clans get two pages each: a color picture of the (a) tartan and a page (or a little more) of the origin. Maclean also tells a bit about how the word "clan" started and what's known of tartans. The book is worth it just for the one page list of genealogy resources.
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