Author: Saint HelenaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Helena
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Extracts from the St. Helena Records (second Edition,) and Chronicles of Cape Commanders
Author: Saint HelenaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Saint Helena
Languages : en
Pages : 260
Book Description
Extracts from the St. Helena Records and Chronicles of Cape Commanders
Author: St Helena
Author: Sue SteinerPublisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 9781841621982
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 220
Book Description
A guidebook for true explorers, the south Atlantic islands of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha are isolated and therefore a fascinating destination for travellers who enjoy a completely different vacation. Their remote location has led to a host of endemic plant species and large seabird colonies, meaning the islands appeal to botanists and birdwatchers the world over.
St Helena
Author: Susan Britt-GallagherPublisher: Bradt Travel Guides
ISBN: 1841629391
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 236
Book Description
Rugged, volcanic and very remote, the three tiny islands of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha dot the South Atlantic like so many bits of flotsam. As Napoleon's place of exile following the Battle of Waterloo, St Helena has gained a notoriety that assures its place in the travel lexicon. This fully revised edition includes information on St Helena's new airport, which makes it possible for the first time for visitors to explore the island's natural and historic attractions without a five-day sea voyage to get here. Hiking, fishing, snorkelling and diving are included, plus details of marine wildlife, from whale sharks and dolphins to groupers and soldier fish. Expert author Tricia Hayne also provides a section on '24 hours in Cape Town', offering a brief overview of what to see and do with a day between voyages.
United Empire
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Commonwealth countries
Languages : en
Pages : 982
Book Description
Seeing the Forest for the Trees
Author: Gordon BonanPublisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108487521
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 327
Book Description
Planting trees to improve climate is an age-old idea, once refuted in scientific dispute more than a century ago, and reborn today with climate change worries. Spanning the 1500s to the present, this book examines the history and science of forest-climate influences, and forest management to mitigate climate change.
St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan Da Cunha
Author: Alan Edwin DayPublisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
These three South Atlantic British dependent territories were all discovered by Portuguese seamen in the early sixteenth century. Following in the wake of the Portuguese, English and Dutch Eastindia men found the island a convenient port of call on the long haul home. After a brief struggle, St. Helena was tinder the direct rule of the East India Company from 1673 to 1834 when it became a Crown Colony. It is best known as the place f exile of Napoleon Bonaparte from 1815 to his death in 1821. With the opening of the Suez Canal, and the introduction of steamships, St. Helena's economy collapsed and the island has remained a quiet backwater ever since. Ascension and Tristan da Cunha were both occupied by a British garrison when Napoleon arrived on St. Helena in order to prevent any attempt at rescue. Ascension remained tinder Admiralty control as 'a stone frigate' until 1922 when it became a dependency of St. Helena. During the Second World War an American air base was constructed which was heavily used as a staging post for the British task force en route to recover the Falkland Islands in the 1982 South Atlantic War. The base continues to provide an essential link in the logistical support of the British garrison on the Falklands. A small number of families eked out a precarious and isolated existence on Tristan from 1826 to 1961 when its volcano, thought to be long extinct, suddenly erupted causing the islanders to be evacuated to England. There was a general amazement when most of them elected to return to their hard life in 1962. Today, they enjoy six calls a year by South African vessels from Cape Town in connection with the crawfish industry on the island, and an annual visitby a ship from England.
An Illustrated Catalogue of Books, Engravings, & Cricatures Relating to the French Revolution and Napoleon
Author: Henry Sotheran LtdPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 114
Book Description
Piccadilly Series
Author: The British Library General Catalogue of Printed Books to 1975
Author: British Library (London)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description