The fascinating stories behind Dundee's street names, buildings, institutions and people. Packed with historical facts, anecdotes, legend and myth. What is the connection between Couttie's Wynd and a king of Scotland. Who was Monsieur Clovis Duveau and how has he been remembered by local people Which eminent Dundee citizen was born in Punjab and is commemorated in a city street What does Tullideph Road have to do with the West Indies slave trade Did the heir to the British throne die in a house in West Ferry Who was the wild youth from Hilltown who found God and saved may souls from drowning in the Tay The opening of which Dundee park attracted a remarkable crowd of more than seventy thousand people Where can we find the street named after a legendary Second World War flying ace who ended up in Colditz These and many other intriguing questions are answered in a book that every Dundonian will want to read With 200 specially selected photographs.
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