Product Description: The story of the Town Below the Ground is one of the most disturbing in the annals of Scottish history. For almost 250 years, Edinburgh was surrounded by a giant defensive wall and, unable to expand its boundaries, it became the most densely populated city in Europe...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Did you know that a Scot landed in America a century before Columbus? Or that Scotland had electric lighting 70 years before Edison patented the light bulb? Probably not, because Scotland has two histories. The image of the Scots as whisky-drinking, tartan-sporting, tight-fisted kilt wearers is famous throughout the world...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

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Product Description: Did you know that most tartans date only from 1822? Or that the kilt was invented by a factory manager? Know that a Scot landed in America almost a century before Columbus? Or that Scotland had electric lighting 70 years before Watt patented the light bulb? Probably not...read more

Product Description: It's the capital of a civilized western nation - a seat of learning that influenced the world. Yet today it is famous as the most haunted city on Earth. This book sets out to discover why. "City of the Dead" is the definitive exploration of Edinburgh's dark side...read more