Drawing on a great deal of modern scholarship that has redefined the nations story, Magnusson vividly re-creates the long and fascinating story of Scotland, offering the most up-to-date and comprehensive history available today. 40 pages of photos. nHailed as a vast, superb history that] relates Scotlands past over a dozen millennia (Kirkus Reviews), Magnusson draws on a great deal of modern scholarship to redefine a nations history. He charts the long struggle toward nationhood, explores the roots of the original Scots, and examines the extent to which Scotland was shaped by the Romans, the Picts, the Vikings, and the English. Encompassing everything from the first Mesolithic settlers in 7000 B.C. to the present movements for independence, Scotland: The Story of a Nation is history on an epic level, essential reading for anyone interested in the rich past of this captivating land. nn