Scotland's pariah : the life and work of John Pinkerton, 1758-1826 / Patrick O'Flaherty.

Author
O'Flaherty, Patrick, 1939-2017 [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Toronto : University of Toronto Press, [2015]
Description
x, 313 pages ; 24 cm

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    Scotland's Pariah is the first book to examine the remarkable life of John Pinkerton: antiquarian, poet, forger, cartographer, historian, serial adulterer, bigamist, and religious skeptic.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Youth, 1758-1781
    • 2. Finding His Way, 1782-1789
    • 3. The Great Work, 1790-1797
    • 4. Reviewer and Geographer, 1798-1802
    • 5. Paris Interlude, 1802-1805
    • 6. The Dishonoured Veteran, 1806-1814
    • 7. A Banished Man, 1815-1826.
    ISBN
    • 9781442649286 ((bound))
    • 1442649283 ((bound))
    LCCN
    2015301837
    OCLC
    889649489
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