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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Goldeneye and The Sugar Barons comes Willoughbyland - the untold story of England's lost colony- a seventeenth-century tale of empire, El Dorado and violent rebellion, of spies, trickery and forbidden love.At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked, impoverished, grief-stricken by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was an intoxicating possibility, a vision of paradise- Willoughbyland.Ambitious and free-thinking adventurers poured in, attracted by the toleration, the optimism, the rich soil and the promise of the gold of El Dorado. It was England's most hopeful colony.But the Restoration saw the end of political freedom, and brought in its place spies, war, rebellion and treachery. The advent of racial slavery poisoned everything. What started out as a heaven was soon to become one of the cruellest places on earth.The history of Willoughbyland is a microcosm of empire, its heady attractions and fatal dangers. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins wrecked, impoverished, grief-stricken by plague and civil war. What started out as a heaven was soon to become one of the cruellest places on earth.The history of Willoughbyland is a microcosm of empire, its heady attractions and fatal dangers. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780099559399
Book Description Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked, impoverished, grief-stricken by plague and civil war. But the Restoration saw the end of political freedom, and brought in its place spies, war, rebellion and treachery. What started out as a heaven was soon to become one of the cruellest places on earth. Seller Inventory # B9780099559399
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 7.64x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0099559390
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 304 pages. 7.64x5.04x1.02 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # zk0099559390
Book Description Condition: New. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland. This book fetures an untold story of Willoughbyland's spectacular rise and fall, set at a pivotal moment in British and world history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780099559399
Book Description Condition: New. At the beginning of the 1650s, England was in ruins - wrecked by plague and civil war. Yet shimmering on the horizon was a vision of paradise: Willoughbyland. This book fetures an untold story of Willoughbyland's spectacular rise and fall, set at a pivotal moment in British and world history. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: 1KLS; 3JD; HBJK; HBLH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. . . 2016. Paperback. . . . . Seller Inventory # V9780099559399