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Author:   J. Brander
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   0.830kg
ISBN:  

9781041084631

ISBN 10:   1041084633
Pages:   364
Publication Date:   01 August 2025
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Part 1, 1506–1816 1. Discoverers 2. Adventures Part 2, 1816–1856: The period of William Glass 3. The Birth of a British Colony 4. The British colours hauled down 5. Hopes and disappointments 6. An involuntary guest 7. The invasion of women 8. Prosperous years 9. Arrival and residence of the Rev. William F. Taylor 10. The visit of H.M.S. “Herald” 11. Death of William Glass 12. Exodus 13. Vitality island Part 3, 1856–1902: The period of Peter Green 14. Truth is stranger than fiction 15. The visit of H.M.S. “Challenger” 16. Two German settlers on inaccessible island 17. Tristan da Cunha again British 18. Utopia a reality 19. Nine shipwrecks 20. Residence of the Rev. Erwin H. Dodgson, 1881–1884 21. The island of widows 22. Tristan da Cunha during Peter Green’s last years 23. Years of decline 24. Years of advance and more hopeful outlook 25. Tristan da Cunha, 1902–1939

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Review of the first publication: ‘… [ the author] has written a most outstanding book.’ — The Geographical Journal, Vol. 96, No. 5

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