The Gravity of Feathers: Fame, Fortune and the Story of St Kilda

by Andrew Fleming

When the last 36 inhabitants of St Kilda, 40 miles west of the Scottish Hebrides, were evacuated in 1930, the archipelago at 'the edge of the world' lost its permanent population after five millennia.

It has long been accepted that the islanders' failure to adapt to the modern world was its demise. Andrew Fleming overturns the traditional view. Unafraid of highlighting dark times, he shows how they sacrificed their reputation as an uncorrupted,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780278810
• ISBN13: 9781780278810
• Release Date: December 2024
• Publisher: Birlinn
• Length: 368 Pages