Scotland Vol 2 People Cities Towns History and Genealogy 133 Books DVD CD B48

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History and Genealogy Records of
The People of Scotland,
Volume 2
Ultimate Genealogy and History Library
133
Total titles on the People of
Scotland
and their history
The 2nd Volume in our 2 Volume Set
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133 Titles about The People of Scotland, Volume 2:
Scottish Record Society - Volume 01 - Register Of Testaments - Edinburgh - 1514-1600
-  (1898) – 311 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 02 - Register Of Testaments - Edinburgh - 1601-1700
- (1898) – 462 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 03 - Register Of Testaments - Edinburgh - 1630-1800
- (1897) – 305 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 04 - Register Of Testaments - Inverness - 1630-1800
- (1897) – 106 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 05 - Register Of Testaments - Hamilton & Campsie - 1564-1800
- (1898) - 115 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 06 - Register Of Testaments - Aberdeen - 1715-1800
- (1898) - 664 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 07 - Register Of Testaments - Glasgow - 1547-1800
- (1901) – 557 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 08 - Register Of Testaments - St. Andrews - 1549-1800
- (1902) – 433 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 09 - Register Of Testaments - Argyle - 1674-1800
- (1902) – 134 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 10 - Register Of Testaments - Commissariot Of Lauder
- 1561-1800 - (1903) – 246 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 11 - Register Of Testaments - Moray - 1684-1800
- (1904) – 136 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 12 -Register Of Testaments - Lanark - 1595-1800
- (1903) – 133 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 13 - Register Of Testaments - Stirling - 1607-1800
- (1904) – 189 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 14 - Register Of Burials- Chapel Royal Or Abbey Of Holyroodhouse - 1706-1900
- (1900) – 111 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 15 - Register Of Internments- Grayfriars Burying Ground - Edinburgh - 1658-1900
- (1902) – 738 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 16 - Register Of Marriages- For The Parish Of Edinburgh - 1595-1900
- (1905) – 781 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 17 - Register Of Apprentices- Edinburgh - 1583-1666 - (1906)
– 220 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 18 - Register Of Apprentices- Edinburgh - 1512-1532 - (1908)
– 288 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 19 - Register Of Baptisms -Chapels At Bairnie & Tillydesk - 1763-1801
- (1908) – 24 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 20 - Register Of Burials -Churchyard Of Restalrig- 1728-1854
- (1908) – 80 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 21 - Register Of Inventories -Commissariot Of Argyle- 1693-1702
- (1909) – 60 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 22 - Commissariot Of Inventories -Consistorials Processes & Decreets
- 1658-1800 - (1909) – 156 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 23 - Register Of Marriages - For The Parish Of Edinburgh - 1701-1750
- (1908) – 617 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 25 - Protocol Book For Sir Alexander Gaw - 1540-1558
- (1910) – 73 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 26 - Parish Register Of Durness - 1764-1814
- (1911) – 87 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 27 - Protocol Book Of Sir William Corbet - 1529-1555
- (1911) – 44 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 28 - Register Of Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths- Parish Of Torphichen 1673-1714
- (1911) – 36 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 29 - Register Of Marriages And Baptisms - Parish Of Kilbarchan - 1649-1772
- (1912) – 149 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 30 - Inventory Of Documents - Scrymgeour Family Estates 1611 - (1912)
- 81 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 31 - Protocol Book Of Mr. Gilbert Grote 1552-1573
- (1914) – 146 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 32 - Parish Registers Of Dunfermline 1561-1700
- (1911) – 405 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 33 - Melrose Parish Registers - Baptisms, Marriages,Deaths 1642-1820
- (1913) – 570 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 34 - Register Of Marriages - Parish Of Hollyroodhouse Or Canongate 1568-1800
- (1915) – 698 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 35 - Monumental Inscriptions - St Cuthberts Churchyard Edinburgh
- (1915) – 276 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 36 - Parish Registers Of Canisbay - 1652 -1666
- (1914) - 40 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 37 - Register Of Births & Marriages- Episcopal Congregation At St. Andrews 1722 -1787
- (1916) – 32 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 38 - Parish Lists - Wigtownshire And Minnigaff 1684
- (1916) – 112 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 39 - Protocol Books - Dominus Thomas Johnson 1528-1578
- (1920) - 258 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 40 - Register Of Marriages- Edinburgh 1751-1800
- (1922) – 876 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 42 - Calendar Of Writs - 1166-1625
- (1930) - 448 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 43 -The Burgesses And Guild Brethren Of Glasgow 1573-1750
- (1925) – 586 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 44 - Protocol Books Of Jame Foulis 1546-1553 And Nicol Thounis 1559-1564
- (1927) – 132 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 45 - Some Family Papers Of The Hunters Of Hunterston
- (1925) – 97 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 46 - Roll Of Edinburgh Burgesses And Guild Brethren 1406-1700
- (1929) – 799 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 47 - Register Of Edinburgh Apprentices 1666-1700
- (1929) – 213 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 48 - Protocol Book Of Sir John Cristisone 1518-1581
- (1930) – 155 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 49 - Protocol Book Of John Foular 1500-1503
- (1930) – 292 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 50 - Protocol Book Of Sir Robert Rollok 1534-1552
- (1931) – 87 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 51 - The Burgesses And Guild Brethren Of Glasgow 1751
- 1846 - (1935) – 576 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 52 - Inventory Of Pitfirrane Writs 1230-1794
- (1932) – 71 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 53 - Roll Of Edinburgh Burgesses And Guild Brethren 1761-1841
- (1933) – 87 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 54 - An Inventory Of Lamont Papers 1231-1897
- (1914) – 514 Pages
Scottish Record Society - Volume 60 - The Binns Papers 1320-1864
(1936) - 157 Pages
Sidelights On Scottish History,
By Michael Barrett - (1918) – 247 Pages
Stirling Historical & Descriptive With Extracts From Burgh Records & Exchequer Roll View Of Stirling In 1620
– (1897) - 135 Pages
Strathmore Past & Present Topographical, Ecclesiastical, And Historical Sketches Of The Parishes In The Centre Of Strathmore ;
With Particular Notices Of The Abbey Of Cupar And The Priory Of Rostinoth. By The Rev. J. G. Mtherson - (1885) - 277 Pages
The Annals Of Auchterarder & Memorials Of Strathearn
By Alexander George Reid – (1899) - 368 Pages
The Baronage Of Angus And Mearns, Comprising The Genealogy Of Three Hundred And Sixty Families  Being A Guide To The Tourist And Heraldic Artist
By David Macgregor Peter- (1856) – 402 Pages
The Border Or Riding Clans Followed By A History Of The Clan Dickson And A Brief Account Of The Family Of The Author
By R. Bowler Dixon - (1889) - 237 Pages
The Clan Donald, Volumes 1, 2 & 3
By Rev. A. Macdonald - (1896) – 2,305 Pages
The Clan Of The Bell Of St. Fillan, A Contribution To Gaelic Clan Etymology
- (1879) – 48 Pages
The Episcopal History Of Perth 1689-1894
By Rev. Geor. T.S. Farquhar - (1894) - 446 Pages
The Ferguson Family In Scotland And America
- (1905) – 291 Pages
The Great Historic Families Of Scotland Published 1889 By James Taylor,
Volumes 1 & 2 - (1889) - 866 Pages
The Great Landowners Of Great Britain And Ireland;
A List Of All Owners Of Three Thousand Acres And Upwards ... Also, One Thousand Three Hundred Owners Of Two Thousand Acres And Upwards In England, Scotland, Ireland And Wales, Their Acreage And Income From Land Culled From The Modern Domesday Book, By James Bateman  - (1883) - 569 Pages
The Highland Clans Of Scotland, Their History And Tradition,
Volumes 1 & 2 - (1923) - 776 Pages
The Highlanders Of Scotland, Their Origin, History, And Antiquities;
With A Sketch Of Their Manners And Customs, And An Account Of The Clans Into Which They Were Divided, And Of The State Of Society Which Existed Among Them, By William F. Skene, Volumes 1 & 2  - (1837) – 608 Pages
The History Of Scotland, Its Highlands, Regiments And Clans,
By James Brown, Volumes 1–8 - (1909) – 3,165 Pages
The History Of The Morison Or Morrison Family :
With Most Of The "Traditions Of The Morrisons" (Clan Macgillemhuire), Hereditary Judges Of Lewis, By Capt. F. W. L. Thomas, Of Scotland, And A Record Of The Descendants Of The Hereditary Judges To 1880. A Complete History Of The Morison Settlers Of Londonderry, N.H., Of 1719, And Their Descendants, With Genealogical Sketches. Also, Of The Brentwood, Nottingham, And Sanbornton, N.H. Morisons, And Branches Of The Morisons Who Settled In Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia And Nova Scotia, And Descendants Of The Morisons Of Preston Grange, Scotland, And Other Families - (1880), By Leonard Morrison – 522 Pages
The History Of The Province Of Cat (Caithness & Sutherland),
By Angus Mackay – (1914) - 248 Pages
The Isle Of Bute In Olden Time With Illustrations, Maps & Plans,
By James King Hewison, Volumes 1 & 2 - (1893) - 820 Pages
The Macleods: A Short Sketch Of Their Clan, History, Folk-Lore, Tales, And Biographical Notices Of Some Eminent Clansmen,
By The Rev R.C. Macleod - (1906) – 141 Pages
The Parish Of Colinton, From An Early Period To The Present Day,
By David Shankie - (1902) - 182 Pages
The Place Names Of Argyll,
By H.Cameron Gillies – (1906) - 307 Pages
The Political State Of Scotland With List Of Political Opinions, Family Connections & Personal Circumstances Of The County Voters In 1788,
By Sir Charles Elphinstone Adam – (1887) - 394 Pages
The Post Office Annual Glasgow Directory
- (4 Volumes From 1888 To 1892) - 6,214 Pages
The Scot Abroad,
By John Hill Burton - (1900) – 508 Pages
The Scot In America,
By Peter Ross - (1896) – 471 Pages
The Scot In British North America Volumes 1 Thru 4,
By W.J. Rattray - (1880) – 1,264 Pages
The Scot Of The Eighteenth Century, His Religion And His Life,
By John Watson - (1907) – 364 Pages
The Scotch-Irish In America : Proceedings Of The Scotch-Irish Congress
- (1889) – 224 Pages
The Scots Peerage, Founded On Wood's Edition Of Sir Robert Douglas's Peerage Of Scotland, Containing An Historical And Genealogical Account Of The Nobility Of That Kingdom
Edited By Sir James Balfour Paul, Lord Lyon King Of Arms, Volumes 1-9 - (1904) – 6,038 Pages
The Scottish Clans & Their Tartans With Notes
– (N.D.) - 220 Pages
The Scottish Highlander
– (N.D.) - 36 Pages
The Scottish Historical Review, Volumes 1 Thru 19  (Vol 7 And 18 Missing) -
(1904 To 1922) – 8,752 Pages
The Scottish Nation; Or, The Historical And Genealogical Account Of All Scottish Families And Surnames,
By James Macveigh, Volumes 1 & 2 - (1889) – 1,570 Pages
Trial Of Simon, Lord Lovat Of The '45M
Edited By David N. Mackay – (1911) - 388 Pages
Urquhart And Glenmoriston; Olden Times In A Highland Parish,
By William Mckay - (1914) - 648 Pages
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Up for sale is a very scarce book about the incredible journey of the Acadian people written by one of the most colorful and influential members of Louisiana's Cajun community during 20th century.
Title:
The Acadian Miracle
Author:  Dudley LeBlanc
Publisher:  Evangeline Publishing Company (Lafayette, Louisiana)
Copyright:  1966 (by the author)
Library of Congress Catalog Card Number:  65-28646  (No ISBN found.)
Hardback book without a dust jacket.
About 9.25 inches tall by about 6.25 inches wide.  419 pages.
Please see photos # 6 and 7 for the Table of Contents.
The Acadians were the first European settlers of the area now known as the Maritime Provinces of Canada, including current day Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, etc.  The first French colonies in the region date from the very early 1600s; the settlers were predominately from provinces in southwest France.  Even in those early days, the Acadian settlements were subject to destructive raids by the British, led by colonists based in Virginia.  There were periodic hostilities over the next 140 years.  Largely ignored by the French, the Acadians developed a unique culture which also incorporated Native American and Irish influences.  During the French and Indian Wars (Seven Years War in Europe), between France and Great Britain, most Acadians professed neutrality.  Nevertheless, the British suspected that they were allied with the French.  Starting in 1755, and proceeding over the next several years, about 11,500 Acadians were exiled from their homeland.  (The removal was called "The Great Expulsion", or "Le Grand Derangement" and would now be termed an "ethnic cleansing".)  Those who survived (many did not) were relocated to the British colonies (the future United States), Britain, and France.  From these locations, some were allowed to return to Acadia but many chose a secondary migration to colonial Spanish Louisiana where they prospered and became a dynamic cultural force.
Dudley LeBlanc was born and raised in Vermillion Parish, Louisiana in 1894.  After serving in World War I, he became a salesman, including the marketing of patent medicines of his own invention.  LeBlanc was elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives, serving from 1924 to 1928.  In 1932, he ran for governor, finishing second to O. K. Allen, the handpicked successor to Huey Long (who had vacated the position of governor to become a senator).  LeBlanc would later serve four mostly non-consecutive terms in the Louisiana State Senate (1940 - 1944, 1948 - 1952, and 1964 - 1972).  His influence in the Cajun community made his political endorsement highly coveted by other politicians.  Earl Long (brother of Huey, and himself a governor) once quipped:  "Hell, you can't buy LeBlanc.  You can only rent him."  In 1945, LeBlanc launched the patent medicine for which he was most famous, called Hadacol.  It contained a variety of vitamins and minerals in a solution containing 12% alcohol.  One explanation was that the name was an acronym for:  "
HA
ppy
DA
y
CO
mpany
L
eblanc".  However, when asked about the name, LeBlanc would usually reply:  "Well, Ah hadda call it sumpin', didn' ah?"  Hadacol was marketed as a dietary supplement with the alcohol said to be a "preservative".  Starting in 1950, LeBlanc's "Hadacol Caravan" became a huge attraction throughout the South (and elsewhere), patterned after the traditional medicine show but also including top flight entertainers, such as Bob Hope, Mickey Rooney, Carmen Miranda, Minnie Pearl and Hank Williams.  (It is said that Williams wrote his 1952 smash #1 hit "Jambalaya" after listening to the colorful Cajun language on the caravan.)  After generating millions in revenue (most of which was reinvested in advertising) and aware that the Federal Trade Commission was investigating him for deceptive sales practices, LeBlanc sold Hadacol to a group of unsuspecting New York investors.  He would later be charged with tax evasion, but beat the rap.  He died in 1971 and is buried in Abbeville, Louisiana.
Although LeBlanc may have been something of a huckster in the commercial and political arenas, his dedication to his Arcadian roots was clearly genuine and passionate.  While in the Louisiana House of Representatives, he championed the purchase of lands for The Evangeline State Park, in St. Martinsville, to honor the Acadians.  He wrote his first book on his heritage in 1927.  He was the long time President of the Association of Louisiana Acadians, organizing "pilgrimages" to the Canadian homeland in 1930, 1936 and 1963.  Each of these journeys included a stop at the White House to meet with Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, and John F. Kennedy, respectively.
LeBlanc does not attempt to conceal his disdain for the British, claiming that they attempted to minimize their guilt in the Great Expulsion, by altering or even destroying historical records.
This book has a wealth of important historical and genealogical information.  The genealogical information is presented throughout the main text as well as in a variety of appendices.  It includes selected census lists (both in Acadia and Louisiana), military (militia) lists, and other rosters.
This book simply does not come up very often and is a must have volume!
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