Britain's Last Frontier: A Journey Along the Highland Line torrent

Britain's Last Frontier: A Journey Along the Highland Line - Alistair Moffat [epub]

The Highland Line is the most profound internal boundary in Britain: it divides the country both geologically and culturally, signaling the border between Highland and Lowland, Celtic and English-speaking, crofting and farming. In Britain’s Last Frontier bestselling author Alistair Moffat makes a journey of the imagination, tracing the route of the Line from the River Clyde through Perthshire and the Northeast. In addition to exploring the huge importance of the Line over the course of almost 2,000 years, the book also shows how it continues to influence life and attitudes in 21st-century Scotland.

Alistair Moffat runs the Borders Book Festival as well as a production company based near Selkirk. He is the former director of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the former director of programs at Scottish Television, and the author of 12 books, including The Borders, The Faded Map, Kelsae, The Reivers, The Sea Kingdoms, Tuscany, and The Wall. James Naughtie is a renowned journalist and presenter for press, radio, and television and has been one of the main presenters for BBC Radio 4’s flagship Today show since 1994. He is the chancellor of the University of Stirling.

Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Birlinn Ltd (January 1, 2013)