Local History

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See also: History & Archaeology

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  Orkney's Italian Chapel: The True Story Of An Icon
  Philip Paris - Paperback - Black & White
  The author traces the history of an Italianate chapel built on the island of Orkney by Italian prisoners of war.
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  On Glasgow And Edinburgh
  Robert Crawford - Hardback - The Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
  A mere forty miles apart, these cities have enjoyed a scratchy rivalry since wistful Edinburgh lost parliamentary sovereignty and defiant Glasgow came into its industrial promise. Crawford brings them to life between the covers of one book, in a tale that mixes novelty and familiarity, as Scotland's cultural capital and largest commercial city do.
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  Orkney & Shetland Island Steamers
  Iain Quinn - Paperback - Amberley
  Iain Quinn tells the story of the North Boats in words and pictures, focusing on the period from the end of the First World War to the present day, using many illustrations published here for the very first time.
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  Oighreachd Ar Sinnsearan: Catching The Spirit Of South Uist And Eriskay
  Angus Peter Campbell - Hardback - Islands Book Trust
  This is a collection of black and white photographs of South Uist and Eriskay, taken between the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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  Orkney: A Historical Guide
  C. R. Wickham-Jones - Paperback - Birlinn
  This is a chronological history of Orkney from prehistoric times to the present day, including maps and site plans of the district. Orkney lies only 20 miles north of mainland Scotland, yet for centuries its culture was dominated by Scandinavia.
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  An Orkney Boyhood
  Duncan Cameron MacKenzie - Paperback - NMS
  Duncan Cameron Mackenzie has written an honest and humorous memoir about his life up to the age of 16, living on Burray, one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland.
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  Orkney
  H. N. Firth - Hardback - Robert Hale
  This work brings together many aspects of Orkney, looking afresh at a variety of traditional topicsand bringing to the fore many new developments. Picts and Vikings, shipwrecks and sea monsters, all are reassessed in a readable way.
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  O Is Fir Ingin
  Mae Stewart - Paperback - Black & White
  A memoir of the author that recalls her life in the 1940s and 50s and recounts tales from school, days spent playing games and singing songs in the streets with her friends, Christmases with her family and, later, as a teenager coming of age, the world of entertainment Dundee provided with its picture houses and dance halls.
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  Orkney's Italian Chapel: The True Story Of An Icon
  Philip Paris - Hardback - Black & White
  The author traces the history of an Italianate chapel built on the island of Orkney by Italian prisoners of war.
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  Our Glasgow: Memories Of Life In Disappearing Britain
  Piers Dudgeon - Paperback - Headline Review
  Piers Dudgeon has listened to dozens of people who remember Glasgow as it was, and who have lived through its many changes. They talk of childhood and education, of work and entertainment, of family, community values, health, politics, religion and music.