1st Edition

Tristan da Cunha 1506–1902

364 Pages

by Routledge

364 Pages

by Routledge

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The story of the lonely island of Tristan da Cunha is one of enduring interest. It was discovered in 1506 by the Portuguese when sailing to India. In the following century the Dutch and English considered the possibilities of industrialization and colonization of the island. French explorers and American adventurers in the eighteenth-century paid visits of varying duration. After the military... Read more

Part 1, 1506–1816 1. Discoverers 2. Adventures Part 2, 1816–1856: The period of William Glass 3. The Birth of a British Colony 4. The British colours hauled down 5. Hopes and disappointments 6. An involuntary guest 7. The invasion of women 8. Prosperous years 9. Arrival and residence of the Rev. William F. Taylor 10. The visit of H.M.S. “Herald” 11. Death of William Glass 12. Exodus 13. Vitality island Part 3, 1856–1902: The period of Peter Green 14. Truth is stranger than fiction 15. The visit of H.M.S. “Challenger” 16. Two German settlers on inaccessible island 17. Tristan da Cunha again British 18. Utopia a reality 19. Nine shipwrecks 20. Residence of the Rev. Erwin H. Dodgson, 1881–1884 21. The island of widows 22. Tristan da Cunha during Peter Green’s last years 23. Years of decline 24. Years of advance and more hopeful outlook 25. Tristan da Cunha, 1902–1939