Abbotsford to Zion: The Story of Scottish Place-Names Around the World

by Elspeth Wills

Over the centuries countless Scots have travelled to every conceivable corner of the globe - some to start a new life, others asentrepreneurs, explorers, missionaries, colonial administrators, soldiers and in a multitude of other contexts. This book takes the reader on a journey from the wastes of Antarctica to the South African Highlands, from Canada's prairies to Australia's vineyards. It visits cities and deserted villages, scales mountain peaks...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780274076
• ISBN13: 9781780274072
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.1" x 7.7"