Hello all, I tried to send this to the list last week on behalf of Books Ulster, but have been having some email problems. My apologies if you've already received this one. Mark ------------------------- "THE SCOT IN AMERICA AND THE ULSTER SCOT" - A 3RD CLASSIC "The Ulster-Scots Classics" is a new series of books from Books Ulster and the Ulster-Scots Academy. The third in the series, the renowned “The Scot in America and the Ulster Scot” by Whitelaw Reid (originally published in 1912) is once again available, in paperback. This has been a much sought after title for decades – now it can be yours for only £7.49  with postage, packaging and handling included. “We’re delighted with the response to the Ulster-Scots Classics”, says Derek Rowlinson of Books Ulster, “the first volume – ‘The Scot in Ulster’ has sold out, the second one ‘Sons of the Sod’ has sold very well and this is a superb third volume. It’s one of the most important Ulster-Scots books ever published so we’re delighted to be making it available to people again.” “Books Ulster is delighted once again to have had the assistance of Ards Borough Council with this volume, and the ongoing support of the key Ulster-Scots groups: the Ulster-Scots Academy, the Ulster-Scots Language Society and the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council.”   ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Whitelaw Reid (1837-1912) was one of the USA’ s foremost journalists and political figures. His grandfather emigrated from Ulster to the USA in the late 1700s. Reid ran as the Republican candidate for Vice President in 1892, alongside President Benjamin Harrison (Harrison was also of Ulster-Scots descent). “The Scot in America and the Ulster Scot” was published during Reid’s term as Ambassador to Britain from 1905 -1912. CONTENT: Nelson McCausland, Director of the Ulster-Scots Heritage Council, has written a detailed biography of Reid for the new edition, describing Reid’s Ulster-Scots roots, his glittering political and journalistic career and his achievements as US Ambassador to Britain. The biography has some wonderful illustrations of Reid and some of the key moments in his life.  “…Whitelaw Reid delivered a lecture on The Scot and Ulster Scot in America as the opening address of the season to the Edinburgh Philosophical Institution on 1 November 1911… the content and character of the Edinburgh lecture led to an invitation from the Presbyterian Historical Society to deliver a similar lecture in Belfast (Thursday 28th March 1912)… later that year the substance of the Edinburgh and Belfast addresses was published as The Scot in America and the Ulster-Scot..”.  The News Letter editorial of 29th March 1912 read as follows: “The lecture on ‘The Ulster Scot’ which Mr Whitelaw Reid delivered last night in the Assembly Hall afforded an intellectual treat to a very large audience. Originally delivered in Edinburgh, the scope of the lecture embraced the part which the Scot as well as the Ulster Scot played in the making of the great Republic of which Mr Whitelaw Reid is the distinguished representative at the Court of St James. The story unfolded was one calculated to give us a ‘guid conceit’ of ourselves, and we Ulster Scots are a modest people. All the same, it is matter of proper pride to us that those of our stock who went from Ulster to America in the seventeenth century proved themselves so worthy of the race from which they sprang. The race at home is still as virile as ever it was, still as passionately attached to the principles of civil and religious liberty, which the redemptorists of the seventeenth century carried with them to the other side of the Atlantic, and as determined to maintain them intact against every menace. The cover uses the famous American painting “Spirit of 1776”, encapsulating the Ulster contribution to the US War of Independence. As 2005 is the centenary of Whitelaw Reid’s appointment as US Ambassador to Britain it is fitting that this important publication should be reprinted this year. OTHER TITLES: Further titles in the series are being planned - if you wish to be informed of their release you can do so by subscribing to an email mailing list on the www.BooksUlster.com homepage. Some copies of “Sons of the Sod” are still available.  TO ORDER: “The Scot in America and the Ulster Scot”is an excellent third volume in the “Ulster-Scots Classics”series. It is written in an informative, yet easy to read style and will appeal to everyone interested in Ulster-Scots and local history, and is available now. To order your copy, visit www.booksulster.com or telephone Books Ulster on 028 9147 0310. -----------------------