History Of Specific Subjects

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See also: History & Archaeology

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  Clyde & West Coast Piers - Alistair Deayton - Paperback
  Alistair Deayton brings together a superb selection of images of the Clyde coast and West Highland piers from the late nineteenth-century to the present day, telling their history and showing just some of the variety of vessels that called there.
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  The Military Airfields Of Britain - Ken Delve - Paperback
  An important series providing a fresh user-friendly look at the military airfields of the British Isles - aimed at historians, enthusiasts, the 'tourist' and anyone with an interest in their local area.
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  Glenglassaugh - Ian Buxton - Paperback
  Ian Buxton tells the story of the foundation, growth, decline and renaissance of Glenglassaugh Distillery. With original photography, personal testimonies and a list of bottlings, the book will appeal to whisky fans, local historians, collectors and general readers interested in the wider story of Scotch and Scotland.
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  Greek Athletics - Paperback
  This series introduces English-speaking students to central themes in the history of the ancient world and to the range of scholarly approaches to those themes, within and across disciplines. Each volume is edited and introduced by a leading specialist in the field.
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  Glenglassaugh - Ian Buxton - Hardback
  Ian Buxton tells the story of the foundation, growth, decline and renaissance of Glenglassaugh Distillery. With original photography, personal testimonies and a list of bottlings, the book will appeal to whisky fans, local historians, collectors and general readers interested in the wider story of Scotch and Scotland.
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  For All The Tea In China: Espionage, Empire And The Secret Formula For The World's Favourite Drink - Sarah Rose - Paperback
  This title presents the story of Scotsman Robert Fortune - botanist-turned-secret agent - and how he infiltrated China's hostile mountain regions disguised as a Chinese merchant. His goal was to steal China's most fiercely protected treasure, a plant as seductive as the soporific poppy: Camellia sinensis or, more simply, tea.
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  From Peat Bog To Conifer Forest: An Oral History Of Whitelee, Its Community And Landscape - Ruth Tittensor - Paperback
  By 1900, only five percent of Scotland was tree-covered. During the 20th century, large-scale planting of coniferous trees significantly enlarged the area of woodland. This text focuses on the associated social, agricultural & ecological changes to the Whitelee Plateau, where Ayrshire, Lanarkshire & Renfrewshire meet.
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  Scottish International Football Miscellany - Brian Belton - Hardback
  This guide is packed with facts and contains everything any fan needs to know about Scotland's colourful international football history - players, matches, stats, goals, triumphs and tears.
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  The Weir Group: The History Of A Scottish Engineering Legend, 1871-2006 - William, Viscount Weir - Hardback
  The fascinating story of the Weir Group is told by William Weir, a past chairman and chief executive of the company. Combining reminiscence and anecdote with cool analysis of the company's triumphs and failures, this is an unusual company history and an invaluable record of a Scottish engineering legend.
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  Industrial Locomotives Of The Lothians - Ian Brodie - Paperback
  'Industrial Locomotives of the Lothians' features a collection of mainly 1950s and 1960s photographs of industrial locomotives at various locations within the city of Edinburgh, East Lothian, West Lothian and Midlothian.