THE DARIEN DISASTER: A Scots Colony in the New World, 1698 - 1700
by John Prebble
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0906391024
- ISBN 13
- 9780906391020
- Seller
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West Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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About This Item
The Darien Disaster refers to a series of events which took place from 1698-1700, when the Scots defied the English and Spanish and tried to establish a settlement in Panama. What transpired cost 2,000 Scots their lives and firmly marked the end of Scotland's attempt at independence. It remains a scar on the Scottish psyche.
The Darien Disaster, A Scots Colony in the New World 1698-1700 was written in 1968 by the preeminent authority on Scottish history, the Canadian-English journalist John Prebble (1915-2001). It was a best-seller and was re-issued by Edinburgh's Mainstream Publishing in 1978, as a trade paperback which, oddly, has a dust jacket.
It is 366 pages, including lots of images. It has one dogear and a gift inscription in the front (father to daughter) but is in excellent condition.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Louise Aird (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 556
- Title
- THE DARIEN DISASTER
- Author
- John Prebble
- Format/Binding
- Perfect
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0906391024
- ISBN 13
- 9780906391020
- Publisher
- Mainstream Publishing
- Place of Publication
- United Kingdom
- Date Published
- 1978
- Pages
- 366
- Keywords
- Panama, Scottish independence, Scottish settlement
- Bookseller catalogs
- British History; Biography, Autobiography, True Stories; Central & South America; Scotland;
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Louise Aird
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- New
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- Trade Paperback
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