Name: Ian Hamilton - Stone of Destiny (2nd Hand Paperback)
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SKU: B002920
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Ian Hamilton - Stone of Destiny (2nd Hand Paperback)

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Synopsis

With Foreword by Alex Salmond.

"The soul of a nation is in its people's keeping."

1950 : with no motorways or cars that even had heaters and a few students from Glasgow University who set out to demonstrate that Scotland could still "be a nation again" on Christmas Eve 1950.

Driving south to London in a severe blizzard - this was no "student prank" as so often portrayed - but a carefully considered and deliberate political statement. To recover the stone upon which Scottish Kings had been crowned from beneath the English throne in Westminster Abbey and return it to Scotland. The actual undertaking had something of a Keystone Cop flavour to it - none the less they succeeded and galvanised the Scottish Nation - none of whom gave the perpetrators up - when the police came hunting - though not too hard.

But this is not simply a retelling of a stunt that made nationwide news, it is a book about how a nation's conscience was stirred by a symbolic act that changed lives of many.

Ian Hamilton's self depreciating style and his deep respect for all human beings shines through the text.

This title is now a major Hollywood film starring Robert Carlyle and Billy Boyd.

Details

Format : Standard 2nd Hand Paperback
Condition : Good
Category : Non-Fiction - Scotland
Published : 2008 (Birlinn)
ISBN : 9781841587295
SKU : B002920
PPC : LL300gm
RRP : £7.99
Quantity Available : 1 only.

External Reviews

"A good & massively entertaining story" - Alex Salmond.

"This is a wonderful personal account of Ian R. Hamilton's courageous efforts to return the Stone of Destiny to Scotland. Well written and inspiring, the book fleshes out Hamilton's reasons and motivation for potentially risking his freedom to restore the historic symbol of Scottish self-government to its true and rightful place."

"A page turner of a tale that I sped through from start to finish in one day. I appreciated both the voice of young Hamilton, brash and idealistic and full of ego. I even more appreciated the voice of older Hamilton, reflecting 40 years later on the words the younger version of himself had written. This older Hamilton was still brash and idealistic, but time had tempered that ego. And he was funny. The post-chapter asides made me think, reflect, and laugh." - Goodreads Reviews.

"Ian Hamilton writes with a passionate love of his country." - The Herald.

The Author

Ian Robertson Hamilton, QC is a lawyer and Scottish Nationalist. Ian is best known for his part in the repatriation of the Stone of Destiny, was one of Scotland's most prominent lawyers, famously refusing to swear allegiance to Queen Elizabeth II arguing that she could only be referred to as Queen Elizabeth in Scotland. Born in Paisley in 1925, the son of a tailor, he studied law at Glasgow University where he first became politically active. He was a member of Glasgow University Scottish Nationalist Association and the Scottish Covenant Association, going on to stand as a Scottish Nationalist Party candidate and serve as Rector of Aberdeen University.