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Jura
Jura:
Island of Deer This work surveys Jura, one of the largest
of the Inner Hebrides. The barrenness of Jura's landscape has
meant that it has always had a smaller population than its neighbours,
and was often overlooked in affairs of the times. However, Jura
had its part to play through the centuries and, perhaps because
of its isolation, it has a fascinating story to tell of Campbell
domination, of the hardships endured by its people and of it
contribution to emigration. Youngson not only presents the broad
sweep of the island's history, from the Mesolithic period to
the present day, but also focuses on other aspects, such as
Jura's natural history and geography and the legends, poetry
and song produced by its inhabitants.
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