Book on "1685" now available!

I recently self-published a book on the year 1685 in Scotland.   In 1685, the ship, Henry & Francis, left the Scottish port of Leith (pictured on the book's cover) with Joel's grandfather aboard.

This full-color hardcover book can be purchased at:
1685 - The Year that Changed Scotland and Clan Campbell

Robert Campbell, Joel's grandfather, landed in Perth Amboy, New Jersey in late 1685.  2015 marks the 330th anniversary of our Campbell line in America.

This book tells the story of the tumultuous year of 1685 in Scotland through a collection of vignettes about people and places. 

Two very different "Archibald Campbell"s are highlighted. One was the most powerful man in Scotland, the 9th Earl of Argyll. The other was a poor tenant farmer in the highland valley of Glendaruel.  The year would end tragically for both of these families. 

The 102-page book contains almost one hundred full-color photos, maps, and portraits. It contains links to relevant websites for the researcher and GPS coordinates for the explorer. 

The book sits well on a coffee table or in the backpack of the tourist seeking Campbell sites. It is of special interest to the descendants of Archibald Campbell, tenant farmer, whose son, Robert, found himself in the Province of New Jersey at the end of 1685. 

Subjects featured in the vignettes include: Kildalvan, Glendaruel, Eilean Dearg, the Argyll Stone, Netherbow Port, Argyle Tower, Canongate Tolbooth, Mercat Cross, Leith, the Henry & Francis, Lord Lorne, the Countess of Argyll, the "Maiden", Carnasserie Castle, the Executions at Inveraray, and the burning of Dunstaffnage Castle.

Unfortunately there are only about eighty copies still available.  This is because some of the material in the book is copyrighted by others.  I purchased one hundred licenses from the owners of that material and I do not intend to purchase additional licenses. The licenses only allow me to sell the hardcover.  No e-book, no softcover.  Sorry.

The printer, lulu.com, offers frequent sales.  Sign up for notification of "specials" and they will e-mail coupons.  I suggest waiting for one of those sales which happen at least once per month.

This would make a great 2015 Christmas gift for any descendant of Robert Campbell (b. abt 1665)...about 350 years after his birth!

Click on this link to purchase.