HISTORICAL BOOKS
Author Gerald McKinnon (1951 - 2021) was the Clan MacKinnon's Representative to the Chief and also the Clan MacKinnon Society Historian. Everyone loved Gerald and he was well respected amongst his peers. His love of all things MacKinnon will live on in his books and in our memories. Prior to his death, Gerald wrote several comprehensive books about Clan MacKinnon. These works are professionally researched and incredibly in-depth. Learn more about them below. The Society is working to make sure these books can still be purchased online into the future. We are told there are still a few available for purchase through Amazon at this time.
The Shank Bone Papers
The Shank Bone Papers (2014) is a collection of 29 well-researched essays. Each essay is a separate chapter discussing a topic drawn from the history of the Clan MacKinnon.
The Small Regiment: Origins of the Clan MacKinnon
The Small Regiment: Volume 1, The Origins of the Clan MacKinnon (2017) is a well researched history of the Clan MacKinnon to the year 1621. The book is a well illustrated 398 page volume with: 25 maps, 27 photographs, 8 family charts, and several drawings.
The End of an Old Song: The Clan MacKinnon and the Jacobite Rising of 1745
The End of an Old Song (2015) is a well researched non-fiction account of the Clan MacKinnon experience during the Jacobite rising of 1745. The ramification of the war and its affect on the clan's future are also discussed in detail. The author makes extensive use of eye witness accounts and contemporary illustrations to give the reader an accurate view of the period.
A Short History of the Lordship and Baronetage of Nova Scotia
The booklet (2018) starts with a brief review of Acadian history. It moves on to the rise of William Alexander in King James court and the formation of the Baronetage of Nova Scotia, the relationship between the Order of Baronets of Nova Scotia and the history of both the colonies of Acadia and Nova Scotia, and the effect of the British Civil Wars and the Restoration of the Monarchy on the Baronetage of Nova Scotia.