'A Real Rousing Day' : The 1930's Uist Diaries of Dr James Campbell first hand account sailing with the Atlantic convoys

sailing with the Atlantic convoys during the war

including uninhabited or by then sparsely populated islands such as Causamul

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Plenty of evidence can be found within this work for how Carmichael took a keen interest in words and expressions related to natural history

recording David and Izzy’s early experiences as new entrants to crofting on a small croft in rural Lewis

'A Real Rousing Day' : The 1930's Uist Diaries of Dr James Campbell first hand account sailing with the Atlantic convoysThis charming and entertaining book, based on diary entries made by Dr James Campbell who made regular visits to Uist and nearby islands in the 1930s, sheds a nostalgic light on a past era. While Dr Campbells primary purpose was to indulge his passion for wildfowling, and his shooting records are of great historic interest, he saw himself increasingly as a conservationist and scientist, collecting information and specimens of wildlife in wild places,