Author : S. G. Checkland
Release : 1988
Genre : Biography & Autobiography
Kind : eBook
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Book Synopsis The Elgins, 1766-1917 by : S. G. Checkland
Download or read book The Elgins, 1766-1917 written by S. G. Checkland. This book was released on 1988. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Through the pages of the book pass seven countesses. And as base and continuum to the story of a great Scottish family stands Broomhall, the house to which each generation brought trophies, mementos, relics, reports, letters, and ephemera. The book is based on the Elgin archives, which the present Earl of Elgin placed at the disposal of the author, whose extensive research took him as far afield as Canada and Japan." (Flyleaf of cover). Bruce was the family surname of the Earls of Elgin.