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Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire
John McKendrick
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| #2104170 in Books | imusti | 2016-05-01 | Original language:English | 9.50 x1.10 x6.25l,1.46 | File type: PDF | 288 pages | BIRLINN||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| A Marvelous Portrait of Mankind in a Tartan Frame|By M. Goddard|You don't have to be Scottish or love history to love this book. From the dreams and gambling of fortunes to pursue them, to the killing, stealing and defiance of nature that have so long gone with the ambitions of men great and small, McKendrick paints a timeless portrait of human frailties, greed and fears that b||'a meticulously detailed account that spares no-one's blushes. ...He makes [his own travels] vividly relevant to the central theme' * Scots Magazine * '[A] machete wielding history that sees its author leaping from dugout canoes and hacking through tropical ve
The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. It could have been a triumph, but inadequate preparation and organization ensured it was a catastrophe – of the 3000 settlers who set sail in 1688 and 1699, only a handful returned, the rest having succumbed to disease, and the enormous financial loss was a key...
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