The Sun Never Sets: Travels to the Remaining Outposts of the British Empire
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.43 (696 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0138700982 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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. Photos. From Publishers Weekly Spurred by his experience as an Argentine prisoner during the 1982 Falkland War, British travel writer Winchester determined to see what remained of the once-glorious British Empire. Some three years and 100,000 miles later he completed an often dismaying, disillusioning yet somehow proud "Imperial Progress." Here he describes with vivid recall, and with the aid of some esoteric history and lore, his sojourns on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia; on Tristan de Cunha and St. Only Hong Kong remains an important remnant of the empire (until China claims it in 1997) and it is here that Winchester's descriptive powers are at
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Tim F. Martin said Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today. Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included "Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today" according to Tim F. Martin. Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,2Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today Tim F. Martin Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,248,728 people were citizens of . 8,728 people were citizens of . 00 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,"Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today" according to Tim F. Martin. Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,2Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today Tim F. Martin Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,248,728 people were citizens of . 8,728 people were citizens of . Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today Tim F. Martin Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,248,728 people were citizens of . 8,7"Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today" according to Tim F. Martin. Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,2Both entertaining and somber account of Empire today Tim F. Martin Inspired by a newspaper article about a British island he had never heard of, author Simon Winchester made a grand tour of the modern British Empire (the book was published in 1985). Like many, he originally thought that the Empire was no more, that most of the colonies and protectorates had long gone independent. His research revealed that the British Empire still included 200 named islands of any size (and thousands of smaller ones), that according to the 1981 census 5,248,728 people were citizens of . 8,728 people were citizens of . 8 people were citizens of . Thomas C. Wilmer said Extraordinarily informative. It is a classic that should be required reading for all travel journalists and travelers. It is incredibly informative and sometimes hilarious. Mr. Winchester is to be commended for crafting a superb collection of vignets about the remaining colonial holdings of the once mighty British Empire. This book is a keeper -- and my only regret is that I loaned my copy out and never got it back -- so here I am on the Amazon website ordering a used and slightly tattered replacement.. An absolutely intriguing travelogue A Customer I loved this book! I found it on the shelf in my parent's house, and once I opened the cover, I couldn't close it. Winchester is informative and engaging in his reports on the remnants of Britain's once mighty colonial empire. From its opening, on the British Indian Ocean territory, the book set me dreaming about making my own fantastic voyage to all the forgotten place of the world. Highly reccomended.