The City of Dundee Illustrated: Containing Reminiscences and Remarks ... Relating to Dundee and Neighbourhood, and to Certain Events ... During the La

Publisher Marketing: Title: The City of Dundee illustrated: containing reminiscences and remarks ... relating to Dundee and neighbourhood, and to certain events ... during the last sixty years, and relating to local government in Scotland ... With views, etc. Publisher: British Library, Historical Print EditionsThe British Library is the national library of the United Kingdom. It is one of the world's largest research libraries holding over 150 million items in all known languages and formats: books, journals, newspapers, sound recordings, patents, maps, stamps, prints and much more. Its collections include around 14 million books, along with substantial additional collections of manuscripts and historical items dating back as far as 300 BC. The HISTORY OF BRITAIN & IRELAND collection includes books from the British Library digitised by Microsoft. As well as historical works, this collection includes geographies, travelogues, and titles covering periods of competition and cooperation among the people of Great Britain and Ireland. Works also explore the countries' relations with France, Germany, the Low Countries, Denmark, and Scandinavia. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ British Library Barrie, David; 1890. xx. 306 p.; 4 . 10370.g.25. Contributor Bio:  Barrie, David David Barrie was educated at Bryanston School and Oxford University. He started sailing at an early age and gained extensive racing and cruising experience in bigger boats while still a teenager. In 1973 he cruised the coasts of Maine and Nova Scotia before crossing the Atlantic in the thirty-five-foot yacht Saecwen. Barrie became a member of the British Diplomatic Service in 1975, where he was involved in relations with South Africa and the United States, and in negotiations that paved the way for the Good Friday Agreement in Northern Ireland. Since leaving government service, he has worked in the arts and as a law reform campaigner. The great-great-nephew of J. M. Barrie, he is married with two daughters.