Part of his trilogy on Scottish history, T. M. Devine's To the Ends of the Earth is a compelling account of the Scots as a "global people," charting their forgotten role in the building of the modern world.The Scots are one of the world's greatest nations of emigrants. For centuries, untold numbers of men, women, and children sought their fortunes in every part of the globe, from the British Empire to the United States, in cities and on prairie farms, as traders, bankers, ...

An account of the last three hundred years of Scottish history offers a look at Scottish identity and culture.

Eighteenth-century Scotland is famed for generating many of the enlightened ideas which helped to shape the modern world. But there was in the same period another side to the history of the nation. Many of Scotland's people were subjected to coercive and sometimes violent change, as traditional ways of life were overturned by the "rational" exploitation of land use. The Scottish Clearances is a superb and highly original account of this sometimes terrible process, which changed th...

Phoenix Suns shooting guard Devin Booker wowed basketball fans with his resolve and shooting ability when he joined the National Basketball Association in 2015. In his first year, Booker earned All-Rookie honors with the Suns. His game kept improving, and in 2021, he led the Suns to the NBA Finals. That same year, he helped Team USA take the gold medal in the Olympic Games. Read about Booker's family ties to basketball, his journey to the top, and more.