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name: John R. Barrett
about: John Barrett, archivist, anarchist, cyclist, historian, has enjoyed a lifetime of involvement in exploring and preserving the documentary heritage and historic landscapes of Northeast Scotland. He has also travelled widely – researching prehistoric and historic landscapes, sites and monuments throughout the European culture zone.John Barrett has published poetry and literary criticism, as well as numerous articles on aspects of Scottish history from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century.He is the author of an episodic history of the Royal Burgh of Forres. He is co-author, with David Iredale, of four books in the Shire Publications Discovering series: Local History, Your Old House, Your Family Tree and Old Handwriting. All are illustrated w John Barrett, archivist, anarchist, cyclist, historian, has enjoyed a lifetime of involvement in exploring and preserving the documentary heritage and historic landscapes of Northeast Scotland. He has also travelled widely – researching prehistoric and historic landscapes, sites and monuments throughout the European culture zone.John Barrett has published poetry and literary criticism, as well as numerous articles on aspects of Scottish history from the Stone Age to the Twentieth Century.He is the author of an episodic history of the Royal Burgh of Forres. He is co-author, with David Iredale, of four books in the Shire Publications Discovering series: Local History, Your Old House, Your Family Tree and Old Handwriting. All are illustrated with the authors’ own photographs and with drawings by Christine Clerk. Barrett and Iredale have also co-operated (with Christine Clerk as illustrator) on an adventure in family history for children.John Barrett’s first novel for children, The Salt Trader’s Boy (Aberdeenshire Council, 2003) was published, with illustrations by Christine Clerk, to introduce British Neolithic society, sites and monuments to young readers.The Whitestone Stories (iUniverse, 2007) introduced the prehistoric societies of the Mesolithic, Neolithic and Bronze Age to younger readers through a cycle of seven magical tales, illustrated by Christine Clerk and including the prize-winning story The Kindness of Strangers.A twenty-year research project came to fruition with the publication of an edition of the (now destroyed) manuscript memoirs of James Allan (1670 - 1740), under the title Mr James Allan: the journey of a lifetime (Librario, Elgin, 2004). This academic work is the main source and inspiration for Broken Sword. ...more