History of the Native Woodlands of Scotland, 1500-1920

T. C. Smout is Historiographer Royal in Scotland. Alan MacDonald is a senior lecturer in History at the University of Dundee, with a particular interest in the history of early modern Scotland, especially the history of the church and of parliament. Fiona Watson is Senior Lecturer in History, University of Stirling.

This book is a superb blend of social history, economic history and environmental history.

• Acknowledgements; List of Black and White Maps; List of Black and White Figures; List of Colour Plates; List of Tables1 Introduction2 The Extent and Character of the Woods Before 15003 The Extent and Character of the Woods, 1500-19204 Woodland Produce5 Woodland as Pasture and Shelter6 Trading and Taking Wood Before 18007 Managing the Woods Before 17708 Outsiders and the Woods I: The Pinewoods9 Outsiders and the Woods II: Charcoal and Tanbark10 Woodland Management in an Industrial Economy, 1830-1920and Beyond11 Rothiemurchus, 1650-190012 The Navy, Holyrood and Strathcarron in the Seventeenth Century13 The Irish and Glenorchy, 1721-174014 The MacDonald Woods on Skye, 1720-192015 ConclusionBibliography; Index