Recovering Scottish History

The making of the historian who transformed Scottish history and the nation’s understanding of its past Shortlisted for Saltire Society Scottish Research Book of the Year 2022 Presents a revision of the predominant historiographic interpretation of nineteenth century ScotlandTraces the re-emergence of the 1707 Union as a historical issue of contemporary relevance in the context of the Scottish Rights agitation of the 1850s Highlights Burton’s role in transmitting the work of David Hume and Jerem