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A Residence In The West Indies And America With A Narrative Of The Expedition To The Island Of Walcheren (Volume I)

A Residence In The West Indies And America With A Narrative Of The Expedition To The Island Of Walcheren (Volume I)

Staunton St Clair, Thomas

Paperback

Australia & OceaniaExplorationBritish History

ISBN10: 9354509851
ISBN13: 9789354509858
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: Apr 20 2021
Pages: 416
Weight: 1.34
Height: 0.93 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A soldier-observer steps ashore and writes what he sees. Ships, islands, fever, and fate. In A Residence In The West Indies And America with a Narrative of the Expedition to the Island of Walcheren (Volume I), Thomas Staunton St. Clair delivers a nineteenth century travelogue that moves between a vivid west indies travel narrative, an early america travel account, and an on-the-ground expedition narrative journal. Read it for the texture of lived experience: ports and plantations, shifting loyalties and local customs, the hard logistics of movement across sea-lanes, and the uneasy moral weather of the British presence overseas. As a colonial history primary source from the caribbean colonial era, it speaks directly to readers of british empire history books, while also rewarding anyone drawn to atlantic world travel writing and the candid voice of an unabridged british travel memoir. The Walcheren expedition campaign, framed from a participant perspective, adds sharp interest for maritime military history readers tracing the napoleonic wars era beyond the battlefield and into transport, weather, and policy. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today -- a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike.

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