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Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire Paperback - 2004
by Winchester, Simon
- New
- Paperback
The "New York Times" bestselling author of "Krakatoa" and "The Professor and the Madman" takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British Empire. Includes 14 maps.
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Details
- Title Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire
- Author Winchester, Simon
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 362
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-06-15
- Features Maps, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # 0060598611_new
- ISBN 9780060598617 / 0060598611
- Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
- Dimensions 8.02 x 5.34 x 1 in (20.37 x 13.56 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: British
- Cultural Region: Eastern Europe
- Cultural Region: Scandinavian
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain - Colonies - Description and, Winchester, Simon - Travel - Great Britain -
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2004045649
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.917
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First line
From the rear cover
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.