The Little Book of Glasgow

<p><strong>Did you know?</strong></p><ul> <li>Part of the Antonine Wall runs through the course of Cawder Golf Club.</li> <li>The nursery rhyme ‘Wee Willie Winkie’ was written by Glasgow man William Miller.</li> <li>Rab Ha’, a nineteenth-century celebrity known as ‘the Glasgow glutton’, once ate an entire calf.</li> </ul><p><strong><em>The Little Book of Glasgow</em> is an intriguing, fast-paced, fact-packed compendium of the sort of frivolous, fantastic or simply strange information which no-one will want to be without.</strong> Here we find out about the most unusual crimes and punishments, eccentric inhabitants, famous sons and daughters and hundreds of fascinating facts.</p><p>Geoff Holder’s new book gathers together a myriad of data on Glasgow. Discover why two archbishops had a fight at the door of the cathedral, find directions to an Egyptian pharaoh and a Native American chief, and learn where you can find half-a-dozen Tardises. A handy reference and quirky guide, this book is essential reading for visitors and locals alike.</p>