Perilous shipwreck, misery and unhappiness: The British military at Tristan da Cunha, 1816-1817

Journal of Historical Geography

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 516-534

  Royle, Stephen A ^a  

^a QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST   (United Kingdom)

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POLITICAL HISTORY;

EID: 0345772174     PISSN: 03057488     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhge.2002.0408     Document Type: Article

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