Eccentric Wealth
The Bulloughs of Rum
Seiten
2011
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84158-955-8 (ISBN)
Birlinn Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-84158-955-8 (ISBN)
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The fascinating and raunchy story of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough, and his family's connection with the Island of Rum and the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to be found in Britain.
In Eccentric Wealth, Alastair Scott traces the life of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough in this absorbing biography which explores his family's connection with the Hebridean island of Rum, particularly the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to be found in Britain. Based on new information, the book offers a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the great eccentrics of his age, including the Bullough myths and scandals which continue to make extraordinary reading more than a hundred years later.
In Eccentric Wealth, Alastair Scott traces the life of Lancashire industrialist Sir George Bullough in this absorbing biography which explores his family's connection with the Hebridean island of Rum, particularly the building of Kinloch Castle, the most intact preserve of Edwardian high-living to be found in Britain. Based on new information, the book offers a fascinating insight into the life and times of one of the great eccentrics of his age, including the Bullough myths and scandals which continue to make extraordinary reading more than a hundred years later.
Alastair Scott was born in Edinburgh in 1954. He now lives with his wife, Sheena, on Skye (with occasional bouts of vagrancy), working as a photographer, writer and broadcaster.
Zusatzinfo | colour illustrations |
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Verlagsort | Edinburgh |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 129 x 198 mm |
Gewicht | 279 g |
Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft | |
Technik ► Architektur | |
ISBN-10 | 1-84158-955-1 / 1841589551 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-84158-955-8 / 9781841589558 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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