Andrew C Scott

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At the Crossroads of Time: How a Small Scottish Village Changed HistoryHardcover, 15 February 2020

At the Crossroads of Time: How a Small Scottish Village Changed History
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Print Length
256 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Amberley Publishing
Date Published
15 Feb 2020
ISBN-10
1445698323
ISBN-13
9781445698328

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Unlike many other small villages in the UK, Lesmahagow has many claims to fame because of its location and geological heritage and due to many of its sometime residents having taken up influential roles in the history of the nation. Andrew C. Scott's family lived in the village for more than three centuries, and in this book he explores the fascinating story of this unassuming settlement. More than 400 million years ago the earliest fishes swam in its lagoons together with giant sea-scorpions. The fossils of these amazing creatures are famous worldwide. The coals, formed from peats when the area lay across the equator, fuelled a number of revolutions in energy supply. Important to Scott is not simply the industrial ecology, but the networks of families and people who made the local community. Inventors from Lesmahagow designed new machines such as the pedal bike, and experimented with innovative industrial developments at New Lanark, bordering Lesmahagow on the River Clyde. Even the pioneering 'man-midwife' William Smellie was born there. The end of the nineteenth and early part of the twentieth century saw the remarkable increase in schooling for all the children of the village, inspired by one teacher in particular - Matthew Glover. His own children, James and Edward Glover, went on to distinguish themselves in the new academic discipline of psychology. However, it is one class of 1924 that catches the eye, with three boys going on to distinguish themselves, two becoming knights of the realm and one becoming a cabinet minister. Another village boy, John Cairncross, is best known as the fifth Cambridge spy.

Product Details

Author:
Andrew C Scott
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
GB
Date Published:
15 February 2020
Dimensions:
23.62 x 15.49 x 2.79 cm
ISBN-10:
1445698323
ISBN-13:
9781445698328
Language:
English
Location:
Stroud
Pages:
256
Weight:
725.75 gm

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