'A Real Rousing Day' : The 1930's Uist Diaries of Dr James Campbell first hand account Front cover image © Southend

Front cover image © Southend Museums Service

recording David and Izzy’s early experiences as new entrants to crofting on a small croft in rural Lewis

sailing with the Atlantic convoys during the war

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'A Real Rousing Day' : The 1930's Uist Diaries of Dr James Campbell first hand account Front cover image © SouthendThis charming and entertaining book, based on diary entries made by Dr James Campbell who made regular visits to Uist and nearby islands in the 1930s, sheds a nostalgic light on a past era. While Dr Campbells primary purpose was to indulge his passion for wildfowling, and his shooting records are of great historic interest, he saw himself increasingly as a conservationist and scientist, collecting information and specimens of wildlife in wild places,