William Starr: Whiskey, Kilts, and the Lochness Monster
209 views · Published 10 April 2014 · 50:24 · Indexed 17 October 2026
Channel: GBH Forum Network · 2014 · Education
William Starr, executive director of Georgia Center for the Book, discusses his book, Whiskey, Kilts and the Lochness Monster: Traveling Through Scotland with Boswell and Johnson. It's an account of the author's re-tracing of the amazing 1773 journey through the Scottish Highlands by James Boswell and Samuel Johnson. Part travelogue, part literary journal, it's a "celebration of Scottish life and a spirited endorsement of the unexpected discoveries to be made through good travel and good literature."
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