Turtle Island: A Journey to Britain's Oddest Colony - Hardcover

Ghione, S.

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9780312310950: Turtle Island: A Journey to Britain's Oddest Colony

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312310951 ISBN 13: 9780312310950

Publisher: St Martins Pr, 2003

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A profile of Ascension Island traces its history since its 1501 discovery by the Portuguese, citing its relevance in twentieth-century warfare as well as its offerings as a unique tourist site of volcanic rock, feral donkeys, and tradition-steeped attractions. 15,000 first printing.

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About the Author:

Sergio Ghione is a doctor and research scientist at Italy's National Research Foundation at Pisa who has a passion for islands (and turtles).

Martin McLaughlin is a prize-winning translator and Fiat-Serena Professor of Italian Studies at the University of Oxford.

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