- Paperback: 320 pages
- Publisher: Pier 9, Murdoch Books (19 Oct 2009)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1741964687
- ISBN-13: 978-1741964684
- Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 18.4 x 3.4 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 749,199 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Ghost Colonies brings to light the fascinating but rarely told stories of history's lost colonies. Unlike many of the colonial 'success stories' from lands like America, Australia, Canada and South Africa, the ghost colonies were promised lands that failed entirely to live up to their promise. They failed through ignorance, naivety, disease, internal fighting, attacks by native peoples or by opposing powers - or simply because they were political pawns, callously abandoned by their imperial masters. There are many tales to startle and surprise, sadden and fascinate: Friedrich Nietzsche's sister's attempt to found a 'racially pure' German Aryan colony in the jungles of Paraguay; the unlikely Danish outpost of St Thomas in the Bahamas, founded in 1665 and devastated by a hurricane a year later; sixteenth century French Protestants unsuccessfully seeking a haven in Brazil. This compelling mix of adventure, mystery, tragedy, exploration and discovery reveals a largely forgotten area of history. Key points: proves that truth is often stranger than fiction, and brings together stories about a rarely-explored area of history; includes a strong element of the history of discovery and exploration, currently a popular category; the subject matter provides the opportunity to feature beautiful antique illustrations and maps
About the Author
Ed Wright is a social commentator and regular contributor to the Sydney Morning Herald, the Australian, and the Australian Financial Review. He was the co-founder of the satirical Strewth! magazine and has a PhD in American Literature from the University of Sydney. He is also the author of History's Greatest Scandals, Celebrity Family Trees, A Left-Handed History of the World and Lost Explorers (Murdoch Books).
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