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John Prebble


Born
in Edmonton, Middlesex, England
June 23, 1915

Died
January 30, 2001

Genre
History

Influences
Robert Forbes, Bruce Gordon Seaton ...more


John Edward Curtis Prebble, FRSL, OBE was an English/Canadian journalist, novelist, documentarian and historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.

He was born in Edmonton, Middlesex, England, but he grew up in Saskatchewan, Canada, where his father had a brother. His parents emigrated there after World War I. Returning to England with his family, he attended the Latymer School. He joined the Communist Party of Great Britain but abandoned it after World War II.

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Culloden
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The Highland Clearances
3.92 avg rating — 456 ratings — published 1963 — 24 editions
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Glencoe: The Story of the M...
3.93 avg rating — 413 ratings — published 1966 — 37 editions
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The Lion in the North: A Pe...
3.94 avg rating — 132 ratings — published 1981 — 23 editions
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The High Girders: The Story...
4.28 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1956 — 18 editions
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The Darien Disaster: a Scot...
3.85 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1968 — 12 editions
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Mutiny: Highland Regiments ...
3.91 avg rating — 47 ratings — published 1975 — 9 editions
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The Buffalo Soldiers
3.93 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1959 — 12 editions
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John Prebble's Scotland
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The King's Jaunt: George IV...
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