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With the Hammer of Truth
Reynolds, of a team of hired pens who helped stem the Federalist tide in Philadelphia in the 1790s.
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Some Old Scots Judges
Gray, W. Forbes. Some Old Scots Judges: Anecdotes and Impressions. New York: E.P. Dutton and Company, 1915. xii, 317 pp. Frontispiece. Thirteen plates. Reprint available April 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN 1-58477-496-7. Cloth. $85. * Gray [1874-1950] draws on "anecdotes and contemporary testimony" to illuminate the personalities of Kames, Monboddo, Gardenstone, Braxfield, Hailes, Eskgrove, Balmuto, Newton, Hermand, Eldin, Jeffrey and Cockburn. As he states in the preface, he attempts "to show what manner of men those old Scots jurisconsults were--to present a conspectus of their philosophy of life. Accordingly, much space is devoted to setting forth their ideas and ideals, to recording their habits, their daily walk and conversation, their studies, their recreation, their manner of comporting themselves in the various relationships of life. In short, every effort has been made to shed as much light as possible upon their morals and their manners, their wit and their wisdom" (vi). A pleasure to read, this book contains a good deal of information that is not available elsewhere.
Cottage Gardens and Gardeners in the East of Scotland, 1750-1914
This pioneering study tells the story of the emergence of rural workers' gardens during a period of unprecedented economic and social change in the most dynamic and prosperous region of Scotland. Much criticised as weed-infested, badly cultivated and disfigured by the dung heap before the cottage door, eighteenth-century cottage gardens produced only the most basic food crops. But the paradox is that Scottish professional gardeners at this time were highly prized and sought after all over the world. And by the eve of the First World War Scottish cottage gardeners were raising flowers, fruit and a wide range of vegetables, and celebrating their successes at innumerable flower shows. This book...
