{"product_id":"langwell-the-history-of-a-caithness-estate-and-its-management-1750-1850-9781399549066","title":"Langwell: The History of a Caithness Estate and Its Management, 1750-1850","description":"This book traces the history of a 30,000-acre Highland estate and its people from after the Jacobite Rebellion in 1745 until the estate was sold to the 5th Duke of Portland in 1857. Using original research and archival sources including first-hand reports, court records, letters and contemporary newspapers, it sheds light on the lives of the crofters, their landlords, the sheep economy, the droving trade and the fishing industry. Langwell provides deep insight into the immense cultural and social changes taking place in the Scottish Highlands during the period.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMoss, Michael:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cb\u003eMichael Moss\u003c\/b\u003e was emeritus professor of archival science at the University of Northumbria, he was previously research professor in archival studies at the University of Glasgow. He served as archivist of the University from 1974 to 2003. He was educated at the University of Oxford and trained in the Bodleian Library and was Miegunyah Distinguished Visiting Fellow at the University of Melbourne in 2015. He wrote numerous books including \u003ci\u003eThe 'Magnificent Castle' of Culzean and the Kennedy Family\u003c\/i\u003e, 2002, \u003ci\u003eThe Making of Scotch Whisky\u003c\/i\u003e, 2000; \u003ci\u003eThe Building of Europe's Largest Mutual Life Company - Standard Life, 1825-2000\u003c\/i\u003e, 2000. Michael Moss died in 2021.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eParente, William:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWilliam Parente\u003c\/b\u003e graduated from Oxford with a First in English and went on to do research in Shakespeare's comedies, later working in theatre and writing the \u003ci\u003eScotsman's\u003c\/i\u003e film column from 1980-92. With Yves Bonavero he set up Bonaparte Films in 1990 to finance small British features including \u003ci\u003eWaking Ned\u003c\/i\u003e and William Boyd's \u003ci\u003eThe Trench\u003c\/i\u003e. His ancestor the 5th Duke of Portland (the 'mole') acquired Langwell in 1854. He lives in Nottinghamshire and Caithness.","brand":"Edinburgh University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51676147777810,"sku":"9781399549066","price":135.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7293ff72-8d70-472a-93e1-2c078a006e4b.jpg?v=1761046059","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/langwell-the-history-of-a-caithness-estate-and-its-management-1750-1850-9781399549066","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}