Description
Ten Taysiders: Forgotten Figures from Dundee, Angus and Perthshire
Selected and edited by the Abertay Historical Society with an introduction by Billy Kay (2011)
This book contains ten extraordinary stories – ten men and women from Dundee, Angus and Perthshire whose lives and achievements deserve to be better remembered. From the Crimean War hero of Atholl to the Dundonian who became a radical trade unionist in South Africa; from the lady philanthropist who founded Dundee’s University to the slave-trading sojourner of Montrose who later became an Abolitionist. Within these pages you will encounter great figures from the church, politics, business, medicine, natural science and many other fields. From the landed gentry to the humblest cattle herd – each one has a remarkable tale to tell.
Contents:
James Cargill by Charles Waterston
George Paterson by Clara Young
Hercules Ross by Fiona Scharlau
Mary Ann Baxter by Kenneth Baxter
William Sharpey by David Shepherd, John McEwen and Graham Lowe
Donald MacBeath by John Kerr
Francis Buchanan White by Mark Simmons and Michael Taylor
James Thompson Bain by William Kenefick
Arthur Kinmond Bell by Steve Connelly
Lily Miller by Kenneth Baxter
ISBN 978 0 900019 48 7
88 pages, 10 monochrome illustrations
