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Highland Horizons of Life and Living By A Macdonald-Cheeseman

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Publication date: 25/01/2024
ISBN: 9781800166516
Size: 147x445
Imprint: Vanguard Press
Pages: 112

Highland Horizons of Life and Living

A Macdonald-Cheeseman

Personal Recollections
And Perceptions of a Lifetime in
The Highlands of Scotland

In this, the first major publication of his poems, the author presents his observations and thoughts about passing scenes and events of his lifetime of over eighty years in the Highlands of Scotland. An able wordsmith as can be seen from his lyrics, the reader is brought to view his subjects in pictures of words presented in rhyme. An enjoyable, nostalgic and thought provoking collection of subjects which will stir the heart and evoke many pleasant memories for the reader.

About Author

A Macdonald-Cheeseman

The writer, Alexander Macdonald was born in a remote part of North West Sutherland in the Highlands of Scotland and in common with his contemporaries received his secondary education at Dornoch Academy on the east coast of the county.
His adult life was spent initially as a short-term regular soldier, serving three years in the Royal Military Police during which time he was posted to Japan, Korea and Malaya
He joined the then Sutherland Constabulary and served for thirty-three years firstly in his native county and later in the wider Highland area covered by the Northern Constabulary. For a further nine years he, was the Force Radio Sites Manager, administering some eighty hilltop and other radio sites which formed its communications network throughout the Highlands and Islands. He has long since retired and has lived in Inverness since 1981.

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