The Warriors and Wordsmiths of Freedom: the Birth and Growth of Democracy

What did William Wallace and George Washington have in common?

How were King Robert the Bruce and Thomas Jefferson similar?

What two documents brought the Western World, from the medieval days of feudalism to present day democracy?

How did we achieve the right to pick our own leadership?

And what does a snuffbox have to do with it?

The Warriors and Wordsmiths of Freedom will answer these questions and provide a easy to follow voyage through those historical days. The Scots fight for freedom, not only at home but after their migration across the Atlantic.

The right to choose their leaders.

The basic rights of man.

And the love of their freedom, ..were the motivating ideals that moved this race of men and women to continue the fight, to secure these things regardless of where they lived. The foe and the issues were the same, as was their willingness to stand up against their oppressors with undying faith in their eventual victory.

Written as an introduction to the history of Scotland, this book also encompasses folklore and interesting stories of uncommonly known sites and facts through this period of history to the present day.

Personality traits of key figures in this history are noted, to better explain the motives and actions of these characters, and why history took the turn that it did when it did .

Divided into three parts :

The Wars of Independence (in Scotland).
The Jacobite Risings (in Scotland).
The Revolutionary Wars (in the American Colonies).

The 'Afterword on Democracy' rounds up the history with a statement that brings it all to the doorstep of the reader and the world today.

The text also includes a Chronology of Events, Illustrations.

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