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History of Scotland
Traces Scotland's history from ancient times to the present day and examines its triumphs, disasters, heroes and villians
- GenresHistoryNonfiction
192 pages, Hardcover
First published February 1, 1986
About the author
Clifford Hanley
21 books2 followersClifford Leonard Clark "Cliff" Hanley was a Scottish journalist, novelist, playwright and broadcaster. He was educated at Eastbank Academy in Glasgow.
During the late 1930s, he was active in the Independent Labour Party. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector.
He wrote a number of books, including Dancing in the Street, an account of his early life in Glasgow (in its contemporaneous serialisation in The Evening Times, retitled My Gay Glasgow), The Taste of Too Much (1960), a coming-of-age novel about a secondary schoolboy, and The Scots.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Cliff Hanley published several thrillers under the pen-name Henry Calvin.
During the late 1930s, he was active in the Independent Labour Party. During the Second World War he was a conscientious objector.
He wrote a number of books, including Dancing in the Street, an account of his early life in Glasgow (in its contemporaneous serialisation in The Evening Times, retitled My Gay Glasgow), The Taste of Too Much (1960), a coming-of-age novel about a secondary schoolboy, and The Scots.
During the 1960s and 1970s, Cliff Hanley published several thrillers under the pen-name Henry Calvin.
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November 17, 2020
Good overview of the history of the country for a non-Scot.
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