Pocket History. Settlements of the Doomed

Cover Type: Softcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Pier 9
Publisher Place: Australia
Publisher Year: 2011
Edition: First Edition

Description: 239 pages. Book is in Very good condition throughout. Small booklet type format.

Publishers Description: Settlement of the Doomed highlights some of historys lesser known colonial stories, in twelve brief, riveting and informative stories from across the globe.History they say is written by the winners. We read about the first settlers arriving in Sydney Cove with modern icon the Opera House in our minds. But the world is scattered with the remnants of other, forgotten settlements. Here in Settlements of the Doomed are twelve tales from the annals of historys many failures that have as much to tell us about human nature as anything that smacks of success.All titles in the Short History The Clash of Historys TitansFame & InfamyTurning the Tide of BattleObscure Events that Shaped the WorldThe War of WordsWhen the World Stood StillSettlements of the DoomedScandalgateJourneys of DiscoveryAmazons & HellcatsBroadswords, Bayonetes and B-52sGood Girls Dont Make History

ISBN: 9781742662312