In the early 1800s, thousands of families in the Scottish Highlands were
forced out of their homes by landowners who realised that they could make more
money from grazing cattle and sheep than from the rents of their tenant
smallholders. In On The Crofters’ Trail, David Craig tells the story of the
Clearances through the memories of those who were evicted and those who
stayed—and the folklore handed down to descendants. He finds the tragedy
still grips the lives of today’s Highlanders. Published by Pimlico/Random House,
£12, ISBN 0712673830.
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