Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables and Figures vi
4. Abbreviations viii
5. Glossary of Terms x
6. Acknowledgements xii
7. County Map of Scotland xiii
8. Introduction 1
9. Chapter one. Scotland’s Seven Ill Years: Contexts and Debates 10
10. Chapter two. Climate, Weather and Agriculture: The Making of a Famine 31
11. Chapter three. There Arose a Dearth – The Grain Market in Crisis 54
12. Chapter four. Providing for the Destitute 93
13. Chapter five. Famine: The Demographic Disaster 123
14. Chapter six. Fleeing the Famine: Migration and Emigration 157
15. Conclusion 187
16. Appendix: Poor Assessment 192
17. Bibliography 197
18. Index 214