Ascension
| Author | : Duff Hart-Davis |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 244 |
| Release | : 1972 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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A Dutch Castaway on Ascension Island in 1725
| Author | : Alex Ritsema |
| Publisher | : Lulu.com |
| Total Pages | : 181 |
| Release | : 2010-09-13 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1446189864 |
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On 5 May 1725 a Dutch ship's officer, Leendert Hasenbosch, was set ashore on the desert island of Ascension in the South Atlantic Ocean, as a punishment for sodomy. He tried to survive on turtles and birds but found very little water on the barren island. He wrote a diary. He probably died after about half a year. In January 1726 British mariners found his tent, diary and other things and brought the diary to England. In 1726 a first English version of the diary of the Dutch castaway was published. Other versions followed in 1728, 1730 and 1976. Who was the castaway? The truth was disclosed by the Dutch historian Michiel Koolbergen (1953-2002), in a posthumously published book in Dutch. With the support of Michiel Koolbergen's family and publisher, this new book discloses the truth in English. This book is the second edition, with some improvements compared to the original edition of 2006. This book is illustrated with line drawings, both historic ones and by the Dutch artist Anneke de Vries.
Churches of the South Atlantic Islands
| Author | : Edward Cannan |
| Publisher | : Anthony Nelson |
| Total Pages | : 315 |
| Release | : 1992 |
| Genre | : Ascension Island (Atlantic Ocean) |
| ISBN | : 9780904614480 |
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A book about the life of Church and people on the South Atlantic Islands of St Helena, Ascension, Tristan da Cunha and the Falklands. The author's research goes back as far as the 16th century, while his personal experiences as Bishop of St Helena in the years 1979-85 have allowed him to add details to the more recent chapters of the story.
Ascension
| Author | : Oliver Harris |
| Publisher | : An Elliot Kane Thriller |
| Total Pages | : 277 |
| Release | : 2021 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 0358206669 |
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British spy Elliot Kane is forced out of semi-retirement to investigate a colleague's suspicious death on Ascension Island, a remote and rocky outpost of the British military in the middle of the Atlantic. Despite uncovering a deep plot to incite a new world war, Elliot Kane has been on probation with the service since his misadventures in Kazakhstan. Having taken up a job teaching college literature and linguistics, he surprisingly enjoys living a conventional life and wonders if he would even go back to spycraft. Then a colleague from an ages-ago mission reaches out with a request. One of her tech specialists was on a long-term mission, in deep cover, but has suddenly killed himself. The agency is afraid to finish this vital mission without knowing what prompted this seemingly healthy man to take his own life. The carrot in this offer is helping his old friend; the stick is a worse punishment from the Agency if he doesn't comply. So Elliott poses as an academic researcher and heads to one of the most remote places on the planet, Ascension Island. Arriving on a rocky, barely livable island located in the Atlantic Ocean, halfway between Brazil and Angola, Kane is unsure whom to trust and why this lonely outpost is so important to the British military . . . until he uncovers dangerous secrets that lead straight back to London's highest offices.
Ascension
| Author | : |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 1966 |
| Genre | : Jazz |
| ISBN | : |
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Encyclopedia of Post-Colonial Literatures in English
| Author | : Eugene Benson |
| Publisher | : Routledge |
| Total Pages | : 2597 |
| Release | : 2004-11-30 |
| Genre | : Literary Criticism |
| ISBN | : 1134468474 |
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Post-Colonial Literatures in English, together with English Literature and American Literature, form one of the three major groupings of literature in English, and, as such, are widely studied around the world. Their significance derives from the richness and variety of experience which they reflect. In three volumes, this Encyclopedia documents the history and development of this body of work and includes original research relating to the literatures of some 50 countries and territories. In more than 1,600 entries written by more than 600 internationally recognized scholars, it explores the effect of the colonial and post-colonial experience on literatures in English worldwide.
How to Be Brave
| Author | : Louise Beech |
| Publisher | : Orenda Books |
| Total Pages | : 306 |
| Release | : 2015-06-01 |
| Genre | : Fiction |
| ISBN | : 1495627675 |
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A mother battles to save her child's life by recounting an extraordinary true story of a sailor's fight for survival at sea during the Second World War ... a beautiful, poignant debut celebrating the power of words, and what it really means to be brave. ***Longlisted for the Not the Booker Prize*** 'It's a gentle book, full of emotion and it's similar in tone to The Book Thief, a book that Rose reads with a torch under the bedclothes' Irish Times 'Louise Beech masterfully envelops us in two worlds separated by time yet linked by fierce family devotion, bravery and the triumph of human spirit. Wonderful' Amanda Jennings ______________ All the stories died that morning ... until we found the one we'd always known. When nine-year-old Rose is diagnosed with a life-threatening illness, Natalie must use her imagination to keep her daughter alive. They begin dreaming about and seeing a man in a brown suit who feels hauntingly familiar, a man who has something for them. Through the magic of storytelling, Natalie and Rose are transported to the Atlantic Ocean in 1943, to a lifeboat, where an ancestor survived for fifty days before being rescued. Poignant, beautifully written and tenderly told, How To Be Brave weaves together the contemporary story of a mother battling to save her child's life with an extraordinary true account of bravery and a fight for survival in the Second World War. A simply unforgettable debut that celebrates the power of words, the redemptive energy of a mother's love ... and what it really means to be brave. ______________ 'An amazing story of hope and survival ... a love letter to the power of books and stories' Nick Quantrill 'Two family stories of loss and redemption intertwine in a painfully beautiful narrative. This book grabbed me right around my heart and didn't let go' Cassandra Parkin 'Louise Beech is a natural born storyteller and this is a wonderful story' Russ Litten 'Beautifully written, intelligent and moving, this book will stay with you long after you reach the end' Ruth Dugdall
Ascension Island and the Ice Maiden
| Author | : Daniel Stapleton |
| Publisher | : |
| Total Pages | : 254 |
| Release | : 2020-06-29 |
| Genre | : |
| ISBN | : |
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An action story, set in the future on Ascension Island, South Atlantic Ocean. A man with a mysterious past arrives on the beautiful, tranquil Ascension Island. The world is in crisis being ravaged by a Pandemic while on the brink of a global nuclear war. Will Ascension Island, steeped in British naval and space-race history and with one of the longest aircraft runways in the world, might provide him with a safe refuge? As he adapts to island life, explores its beauty, and begins to make it his home, the only thing he lacks is the company of a woman. The woman in question has troubles of her own, past and present to work through but takes solace in the richness of the island. Yet will the island itself, remote, in the middle of the South Atlantic Ocean escape the world and the storms it might bring?
Encyclopedia of World Geography
| Author | : R. W. McColl |
| Publisher | : Infobase Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 1182 |
| Release | : 2014-05-14 |
| Genre | : Science |
| ISBN | : 0816072299 |
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Presents a comprehensive guide to the geography of the world, with world maps and articles on cartography, notable explorers, climate and more.
St Helena
| Author | : Susan Britt-Gallagher |
| Publisher | : Bradt Travel Guides |
| Total Pages | : 236 |
| Release | : 2015-11-05 |
| Genre | : Travel |
| ISBN | : 1841629391 |
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Rugged, volcanic and very remote, the three tiny islands of St Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha dot the South Atlantic like so many bits of flotsam. As Napoleon's place of exile following the Battle of Waterloo, St Helena has gained a notoriety that assures its place in the travel lexicon. This fully revised edition includes information on St Helena's new airport, which makes it possible for the first time for visitors to explore the island's natural and historic attractions without a five-day sea voyage to get here. Hiking, fishing, snorkelling and diving are included, plus details of marine wildlife, from whale sharks and dolphins to groupers and soldier fish. Expert author Tricia Hayne also provides a section on '24 hours in Cape Town', offering a brief overview of what to see and do with a day between voyages.
