From the Flood to the Reign of George III

About the Book

An examination of all eighteenth-century historical works produced by Scots is not the intention of this book, which is instead a case study of a limited number of Scottish eighteenth-century historical writings, here designated as “developmental history.” Since this is a term new to historiography, some explanation is in order. Prior publications on eighteenth-century historical writings of the type being explored here have used the terms “conjectural or theoretical history” or “new history.”

About the Author

Alice Jacoby received her PhD in history from Emory University. She has been a professor of history at Emory University and Spelman College. She is currently researching a new book on the portrayal of Scotland in film and television. She lives in Atlanta, Georgia.