Outposts

By - Winchester, Simon

Floor - Floor 4

Published - Perennial, New York, 2004

ISBN 10 - 0060598611

ISBN 13 - 9780060598617

Book Status - 1 Qnty Available with us.

Subject - Travel

Shelf No - 1

Call Number - 910.9171 WIN

Physical Description - xxiii, 362 pages : maps ; 21 cm

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Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. He traveled 100,000 miles back and forth, from Antarctica to the Caribbean, from the Mediterranean to the Far East, to capture a last glint of imperial glory. His adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth make compelling, often funny reading and tell a story most of us had thought was over: a tale of the last outposts in Britain's imperial career and those who keep the flag flying. With a new introduction, this updated edition tells us what has happened to these extraordinary places while the author's been away.

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