Show book reviews in brief THE CAMPBELLS ARE COMING gle glen H campbell dodd mead co fa 4 the origin of the clan campbell and the history of scotland are synonymous and here the author as a bearer of the famous name takes the most interesting aspects of each and has woven them into a skillfully drawn account of the campbells Campbel lf hand in scottish affairs liberally illustrated the book contains historical information written in an absorbing narrative form in every scotch crisis a campbell had a responsible role in the ultimate outcome one of the best chapters in the book concerns the story of the ill fated mary queen of scots scott on whose side the campbells re bained loyal with almost disastrous results the author an advertising execl tive of cleveland 0 t took ook many pains to bring bis his readers an ac se curate descriptive history of the campbells not content with a long and diligent research in local U 11 brailes he travelled to scotland and covered personally the territory about which he writes while the book is of primary interest to the campbells themselves many of whom know nothing of abe ane fascinating background of the clan every individual of scotch descent and scholars of every nationality will find something appealing in its it pages |