Historian praises “Celtic Threads”
Nice to hear CBC Cape Breton Information Morning’s community historian Jim St.Clair’s glowing praise for Celtic Threads: A Journey in Cape Breton Craft by Eveline MacLeod and Daniel W. MacInnes (CBU Press 2014).
During his weekly “Then and Now” column, St.Clair noted the two well-integrated voices present and is “excited by the people met in this book.”
Another aspect he enjoyed in particular is the “calm, clear explanation of tartan,” it’s “one of the delights of the book.”
Cape Breton appears to be “experiencing a sort of renaissance of interest – a new appreciation – for the island’s history” in a number of new and “very fine publications” this summer.
Thanks Jim!
You can listen to a podcast of the column here: http://www.cbc.ca/informationmorningcb/2014/09/03/jim-st-clair—celtic-threads/