Crofter and the Laird - Hardcover

McPhee, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0207954496 ISBN 13: 9780207954498

Publisher: Angus & Robertson, 1972

Synopsis

McPhee, John. The Crofter & The Laird. London, Angus and Robertson, 1972. Octavo. 159 pages. Illustrated. Original Hardcover with illustrated dustjacket in protective Mylar. Near Fine condition with only minor signs of external wear.

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Review

Like several of his other books, McPhee's The Crofter and the Laird is about people whose lives are still very much entwined with nature. But this particular volume carries added depth and feeling because McPhee is writing about his ancestral land, the island of Colonsay in the Scottish Hebrides. Crofter and the Laird is no starry-eyed and naive "back to the land" tract: McPhee describes the rigors and difficulties of this life with the same attention to detail he gives to the simple beauty of the land and lifestyle. Colonsay is a stark region of stone and seals and sheep and storms, with its residents still living under a feudal system of farmers, crofter, and lord. But McPhee honors this homeland with a rich work that would make his ancestors proud.

About the Author

John McPhee is the author of twenty-six books, including Annals of the Former World, for which he received the Pulitzer Prize in 1999. He has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1965 and lives in Princeton, New Jersey.

Edition details

• Publisher: Angus & Robertson
• Publication date: 1972
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0207954496
• ISBN 13: 9780207954498
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 160