An edition of Blood on the thistle (2014)
Blood on the thistle
the heartbreaking story of the Cranston family and their remarkable sacrifice in the Great War
By Stuart Pearson
Publish Date
2014
Publisher
John Blake Publishing
Language
eng
Pages
403
Description:
Blood on the Thistle is an examination of the life and times of a remarkable Scottish family, the Cranstons of Haddington, East Lothian. It focuses on a period from about 1880, when the young, hard-working parents, Alec and Lizzie Cranston, arrived in Haddington, through to 1920, when the family they had produced, torn apart by the effects of the Great War, broke up as its surviving members pursued separate lives around the globe. Out of seven sons who served in the First World War, four died and two more were horrifically wounded; only one, the youngest, returned home physically.
subjects: World War, 1914-1918, TRAVEL, HISTORY, Museums, Tours, Points of Interest, Biography, Family, great britain, World war, 1914-1918, biography, Scotland, biography, Scotland, history
People: Cranston family
Places: Europe, Haddington, Great Britain, Scotland, Haddington (Scotland)
Times: 20th century, 19th century