Island on the Edge of the World
eBook - ePub

Island on the Edge of the World

The Story of St Kilda

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Island on the Edge of the World

The Story of St Kilda

About this book

For more than two thousand years the people of St Kilda remained remote from the world. Their society was viable, utopian even; but in the nineteenth century the islands were discovered by missionaries, do-gooders and tourists, who brought with them money, disease and despotism. In 1930, the few remaining islanders were evacuated, no longer able to support themselves.

An exploration of the life and death of the remote Hebridean society, Island on the Edge of the World is a moving account of human endeavour.

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Yes, you can access Island on the Edge of the World by Charles MacLean in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in History & European History. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Year
2009
Print ISBN
9781841957555
eBook ISBN
9781847674722

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. About the Author
  3. Title Page
  4. Copyright Page
  5. Dedication
  6. Table of Contents
  7. List of Illustrations
  8. Maps of St Kilda
  9. Introduction
  10. The Island
  11. Early History
  12. Ownership, Rent and Economy
  13. Death, Legends and Beliefs
  14. A Simple Life
  15. An Arcadian in Glasgow
  16. Birds and Cragsmen
  17. Agriculture
  18. Missionaries and Disease
  19. Arcady Despoiled
  20. Evacuation
  21. Culture and Utopianism
  22. Afterword
  23. Bibliography
  24. Index