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Musing on the history of his family, Reid came to focus on his grandfather, Willie Patterson. Estranged from Willie by his womanising, Reid's mother had woven a legend of "the black sheep of the family" which he decided to research and evaluate. This book tells the story of Reid's quest to understand the grandfather he never knew. In telling it, he is frank about the great pains a blind man must take to overcome many barriers to research. With the help of children and friends, he journeyed to Ireland and Mozambique, penetrating the Public Record Office and other archives.<br> This book also places Willie Patterson's life in context, making him more intelligible - though not necessarily likeable.<br> Born of an Ulster father and Scottish mother in 1883, Willie grew up in the Calton, a notorious slum district of Glasgow. After leaving school barely literate, he worked for a time as a labourer and then joined the British army just after the Boer War. He served in Ireland and India until 1910. According to military historians, many of the "other ranks" remained uncouth sweepings from the city slums, but Willie improved himself. He took advantage of the education and training which the

Author

Reid, Fred, Fraser, Hamish

Publisher

Dunfermline, Scotland: Cualann Press

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780953503674

Subjects

History, Travel, Biography