rich
03-Jun-09, 20:54
Does anyone know if Charles MacKay has any family connections to Caithness?
MacKay (1814-1889) wrote a very timely book - Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841). It is till in print in several editions
Every time I pass the wind farms on the Cassiemire I think of him.
MacKay was born in Perth and had an extraordinary career. He was a writer of popular songs, a colleague of Charles Dickens, and a great defender of Mormons.
Also he was the father of the romantic novelist Marie Correli.
MacKay (1814-1889) wrote a very timely book - Extraordinary Popular Delusions and the Madness of Crowds (1841). It is till in print in several editions
Every time I pass the wind farms on the Cassiemire I think of him.
MacKay was born in Perth and had an extraordinary career. He was a writer of popular songs, a colleague of Charles Dickens, and a great defender of Mormons.
Also he was the father of the romantic novelist Marie Correli.