The Scottish Nation: Or the Surnames, Families, Literature, Honours, and Biographical History of the People of Scotland, Volume A

The author had already spent ten years compiling the information that went into this history when the first volume was published. The rich Scottish heritage can be successfully traced thanks to the practice of bestowing hereditary surnames, many of which found a permanent record in the many charters and other public deeds which still exist today. Volume A: In the first volume comprising the “A’s” you will find interesting, well written, and comprehensive accounts of, among many others, Dr. Arthur Abercrombie, celebrated physician of Edinburgh, along with his likeness; Sir Ralph Abercrombie, the hero of Aboukir, accompanied by an illustration of him astride his horse; the eccentric Dr. Abernathy; Dr. Adair of Bath; Dr. Adam, the great scholar, author of “Roman Antiquities,” and his portrait; the four Dukes of Albany who figure so prominently in the history of early Scotland, with all their portraits; and the Kings of Scotland, Alexander I, II, and III. There are over forty surnames in this volume alone.