Quote of the day
Ah, who can tell how hard it is to climb
The steep where Fame's proud temple shines afar?
John Prebble

Born: June 23, 1915
Died: January 30, 2001 (aged 85)
Bio: John Edward Curtis Prebble was an English journalist, novelist, documentarian and popular historian. He is best known for his studies of Scottish history.
Known for:
- The Highland Clearances (1963)
- Culloden (1961)
- Glencoe: The Story of the Massacre (1961)
- The Darien Disaster (1968)