From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries by Laycock, Stuart

From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781803993768)

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From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries by Laycock, Stuart

From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries

$21.99
From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries by Laycock, Stuart

From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries

$21.99
Format: Paperback
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A fresh and intoxicating mix of history, geography and art, offering a fascinating glimpse into the colonial past

Pick up an old stamp album and flick through it. You'll find a host of exotic and unfamiliar names: Cyrenaica, Fernando Poo, Fiume, North Ingria, Obock, Priamur, Stellaland, Tuva, Wenden - distant lands, vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If not, where were they? What happened to them?

This book goes in search of the truth about these and many other amazing places. Stuart Laycock and Chris West unearth stories of many kinds. Some take you to long-disappeared empires; others throw light on today's most pressing conflicts. You are invited to enjoy them all, in a collection of historical narratives as broad and enticing as an old stamp album that you've just discovered in the attic.

Author: Stuart Laycock,Chris West
ISBN-10: 1803993766
ISBN-13: 9781803993768
Publisher: History Press
Language: English
Published: 04/09/2024
Pages: 270
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 7.80h x 5.00w x 0.90d
By Stuart Laycock
By Stuart Laycock
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STUART LAYCOCK studied Classics at Jesus College, Cambridge, and has written a number of history books, including Britannia: The Failed State (which was nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year), Warlords: The Struggle for Power in Post-Roman Britain and All the Countries We've Ever Invaded.

CHRIS WEST studied Philosophy and Economics at the London School of Economics and writes fiction and non-fiction. His latest work of fiction is The Hillwalker. He has written a number of history books, including First Class: A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps. His most recent work in this field is Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe through the World's Greatest Song Contest.

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