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General References

Several of the main reference encyclopaedias to be found in the US and Canada libraries today and what they say about The Clearances and The Irish Famine

"Academic American Encyclopedia" Mentions The famine but all it says about The Clearances is on sentence, "Much of the Highlands were forcibly depopulated by the landlords during the late 18th and early 19th centuries when large scale sheep grazing was introduced."

"Encyclopaedia Brittancica" 15th Edition mentions The Famine but has only one sentence on The Clearances which implies they only took place in Strathnaver between 1810 and 1820.

"Cambridge Encyclopedia" 2nd edition mentions The famine but not The Clearances.

"The World Book Encyclopedia" 1993 mentions The Famine but not The Clearances.

"Collier's Encyclopedia" 1989 mentions The Famine but not The Clearances.

"Timetable of World History" 3rd edition mentions The Famine but not the Clearances.

Bibliography

Blackie, John THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS AND THE LAND LAWS 1885

Craig, David ON THE CROFTERS' TRAIL, London 1990

Devine, T M THE GREAT HIGHLAND FAMINE, Edinburgh 1988

Devine, T M CLANSHIP TO CROFTERS' WAR, Manchester 1994

Forbes, David THE SUTHERLAND CLEARANCES, 1806-1820, Ayr 1976

Geikie, A SCOTTISH REMINISCENCES, Glasgow, 1906

Grimble, Ian THE TRIAL OF PATRICK SELLAR 1962

Gunn, Donald & Spankie, Mari THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES Wayland, England 1993

Hunter, J THE MAKING OF THE CROFTING COMMUNITY, Edinburgh 1976

McIntosh, A, Wightman, A and Morgan, D "Reclaiming the Scottish Highlands" in "The Ecologist" magazine vol 24 No 2 pps 64-70

MacKenzie, Alexander A HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES 1883

MacLean, M & Carrell, C As an Fhearann, From the land, Edinburgh 1986.

MacLeod, Donald GLOOMY MEMORIES IN THE HIGHLANDS OF SCOTLAND: VERSUS MRS HARRIET BEECHER STOWE'S SUNNY MEMORIES OF FOREIGN LANDS, Toronto 1857.

Prebble, John THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES, Penguin 1963.

Richards, Eric a HISTORY OF THE HIGHLAND CLEARANCES, London 1982.

Robertson, Alexander WHERE ARE THE HIGHLANDERS? OF THE HIGHLAND REGIMENTS AND HIGHLAND CLEARANCES 1856.

Ross, Donald THE CLEARING OF THE GLENS 1854.

Youngson, A J AFTER THE FORTY-FIVE; THE ECONOMIC IMPACT ON THE SCOTTISH HIGHLANDS Edinburgh, 1973.

USEFUL PUBLICATIONS

Am Braighe, P.O. Box 179, Mabou, Nova Scotia Canada, B0E 1X0, Quarterly newspaper on the Gaelic culture of Nova Scotia but also containing features on Scottish culture.

Celtic Heritage, P.O. Box 8805, Station A, Halifax, Nova Scotia, B3K 5M4, Canada Published six times a year. Good, informative articles and news reports.

The Highlander, The Magazine of Scottish Heritage, P.O. Box 44086, Chicago, IL 6044, USA is published six times a year.

An Scathan , P.O. Box 24, Ashland, Pa 17921, Usa. Monthly Celtic newspaper with interesting articles features. Mainly Irish but does cover all the Celtic countries.

The Scottish Banner, P.O. Box 34, Lewiston, NY 14092, USA. Monthly newspaper on Scottish matters in the USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and Scotland. Worth subscribing to.

Written and published by the Highland Clearances Memorial Fund

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Part One: Background
Part Two: Highland Portrait
Part Three: Bonnie Prince Charlie
Part Four: The Clearances
Part Five: The Improvements
Part Six: The Sutherland Estate
Part Seven: The People and the Church
Part Eight: US Slave-Owners
Part Nine: Queen Victoria and Red Deer
Part Ten: 1840-1880 Eyewitness Accounts
Part Eleven: Famine!
Part Twelve: Famine Immigration
Part Thirteen: Forced Eviction to the Cities
Part Fourteen: Changing Ways
Part Fifteen: Things Change Yet Remain The Same
Appendix A: Highland Clearances, Dates & Places
Appendix B: Bibliography