The Ghost of Rabbie Burns: An American Poet's Journey Through Scotland
by Laurence Overmire

with an Introduction by Professor Ted Cowan, Scottish Historian, University of Glasgow

Read the Stag & Thistle Review
by Anita Scott-Philbrick, PhD, Deputy Chieftain, Clan Scott Society 
Stag & Thistle (April/May/June 2016; Vol 37 No 2)

Part travelogue, part diary, 
part poetry, history and genealogy 

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Book Specifications:  
Perfect bound softcover / 6" x 9" / 210 pages / B&W photos / 
ISBN 978-0-9795398-6-2

$17.95 with free US domestic shipping
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The Ghost of Rabbie Burns is a captivating and evocative piece of work by American poet Laurence Overmire, who embarked upon an adventure through Scotland to find the lost connections to his ancient Scottish relations, including the iconic poet Robert Burns.

From Bannockburn to Culloden, from Edinburgh to Stirling, from Inverness to Skye, to Glencoe and Loch Lomond, Glasgow and Dumfries, each page reveals another thread of the lore and the mystery, offering a fresh perspective on the times, the places and the people that are woven into the beautiful tapestry that is Scotland.

Whether you are a Scot yourself, a traveler to the realm or a lover of all that it means to be Scottish, this is a book that will find its way into your heart and your soul – a haunting and inspiring evocation of past, present and future, not at all unlike the ghost of Rabbie Burns.

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The Ghost of Rabbie Burns is now available at many libraries.
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See the Press Release here.  Author available for in-person or on-line appearances.