Our toils obscure, and a' that : Essays on a lifetime in Scotland, 1939-2019
Gibson, Peter, 1939-2021
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Author:
Gibson, Peter, 1939-, author
Edition:
1st ed.
Imprint:
Duncan Summers@Think Ink Print, 2021.
Collation:
116 pages : photographs (colour) ; 21 cm.
Notes:
This book pays tribute to the author's family, and fellow Scots, placing their experiences on record, and bringing into view "their toils obscure and a' that". The book also gives an account of the author's varied career in Scottish education.
Contents:
Introduction -- 1895-1945, my mother and father, and early years -- 1945-1956, my mother on her own with three young children -- Boarding school, 1948-57 -- Edzell stories, 1952-1962 -- Picking up the pieces, 1954-1967 -- Glasgow, Moray and Inverness, 1967-1975 -- Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire, 1975-2002 -- Family matters, 2002-2019 -- Conclusion: Scotland's prospects, drear or clear?
ISBN:
9781999998837
Local class:
920.1F5 GIB
Language:
English
BRN:
3000339