John Prebble
John Edward Curtis Prebble, FRSL, OBE,(1915 – 2001) was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.
He became a journalist in 1934 and served during World War II with the Royal Artillery. His wartime experiences led to his novels, Where the Sea Breaks (1944), and The Edge of Darkness (1947). His Canadian prairie experience influenced two of his works, The Buffalo Soldier an historical novel about the American West, and Culloden, about the 1746 battle which resulted in the defeat of the Jacobite uprising. The story of Battle of Culloden had been part of the family lore when he grew up in the predominantly Scottish township of Sutherland, in rural Saskatchewan. His interest in the American West was also inspired by the fact that part of his family lineage was Native American: his 1958 book, My Great-Aunt, Appearing Day, and other stories tells of a Cheyenne relative; the story My Great-Aunt Appearing Day was p…more
He became a journalist in 1934 and served during World War II with the Royal Artillery. His wartime experiences led to his novels, Where the Sea Breaks (1944), and The Edge of Darkness (1947). His Canadian prairie experience influenced two of his works, The Buffalo Soldier an historical novel about the American West, and Culloden, about the 1746 battle which resulted in the defeat of the Jacobite uprising. The story of Battle of Culloden had been part of the family lore when he grew up in the predominantly Scottish township of Sutherland, in rural Saskatchewan. His interest in the American West was also inspired by the fact that part of his family lineage was Native American: his 1958 book, My Great-Aunt, Appearing Day, and other stories tells of a Cheyenne relative; the story My Great-Aunt Appearing Day was p…more
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The Scottish Clearances: A History of the Dispossessed, 1600 - 1900
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2018
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Landscapes & Memories: An intermittent autobiography
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Finding Out the Rest: History and Scotland Now
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2019
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Cinema, Culture, Scotland: Selected Essays
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2024
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Transatlantic Scots
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2005
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100 Best Scottish Books of All Time
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2005
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