Duncan Cameron Mackenzie was born in 1949. this is an honest and humorous memoir about his life up to the age of 16 living on Burray (3 x 5km round)- one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. The author enjoyed: the town hall cinema, making an electric blanket, encountering jelly fish at Scapa Flow, cutting peats, making wooden boats and much more. A highlight of the year was the traditional New year's Day Ba' Game ('more like a small scale civil war') which could have from 200 to 600 players and last up to ...
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Duncan Cameron Mackenzie was born in 1949. this is an honest and humorous memoir about his life up to the age of 16 living on Burray (3 x 5km round)- one of the Orkney Islands off the north coast of Scotland. The author enjoyed: the town hall cinema, making an electric blanket, encountering jelly fish at Scapa Flow, cutting peats, making wooden boats and much more. A highlight of the year was the traditional New year's Day Ba' Game ('more like a small scale civil war') which could have from 200 to 600 players and last up to nine hours.
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Add this copy of An Orkney Boyhood (Flashbacks) to cart. $28.71, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by NMSE-Publishing Ltd.
Add this copy of An Orkney Boyhood to cart. $2,470.00, good condition, Sold by BWS Bks rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ferndale, NY, UNITED STATES, published 2011 by NMSE / ACC (Distribution).
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New. 1905267541. *** FREE UPGRADE to Courier/Priority Shipping Upon Request ***-*** IN STOCK AND IMMEDIATELY AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT-Flawless copy, brand new, pristine, never opened---144 pages; 20 illustrations. Description: "Many visitors come to Orkney-a group of islands lying off Scotland's northern tip, where the North Sea and the Atlantic Ocean meet-to find their family roots, as well as to see some of Europe's most fabulous archeological sites and Viking structures. For Duncan Cameron Mackenzie, who grew up in Burray, one of the smallest of the islands, childhood was full of unusual adventures and traditional customs unknown in many other parts of the world. Reading this delightful memoir reminds us of the way things used to be, when life was simpler and joys were perhaps richer. This is his story of town hall movies, of neep (turnip) hoeing competitions, of making an electric blanket and collecting scrap metal on the beach to sell; of fishing off the end of the pier; of encountering jelly fish at Scapa Flow, of being lowered into the well to sort out the family's water supply one dry summer, of fights and looking after the hens; of cutting peats and making wooden boats with sails to travel to near islands. A highlight of the Orkney year was the traditional New Year's Day Ba' Game ('more like a small scale civil war') which could have from 200 to 600 players and last up to nine hours."--with a bonus offer--
