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  • Orwell's Island

    de Les Wilson ...
    Revered across the globe as an author of compelling novels, journalism, and essays that came to define the twentieth century, George Orwell was an unmatched political visionary, shining a light on the insidious nature of propaganda. Yet this chronicler of war, social injustices and urban poverty spent his later years living in a rustic abandoned farmhouse that was miles from the nearest neighbor. ... Leer más

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  • Putting the Tea in Britain

    The Scots Who Made Our National Drink

    de Les Wilson ...
    This epic history tells the story of the intrepid Scots who pioneered the global tea trade in Darjeeling, Assam, Ceylon, and elsewhere.For centuries, a "nice cup of tea" has been Britain's quintessential source of comfort in a crisis. But tea itself has a surprisingly dramatic, even violent, history—one that is inextricably linked to the story of Scotland.Scots were overwhelmingly responsible for ... Leer más

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    The Scots Who Made Our National Drink

    de Les Wilson ...
    'Deserves to sell like hot cakes' - Allan Massie, The ScotsmanShortlisted for the Saltire Society History Book of the YearFrom the Indian Mutiny to the London Blitz, offering a 'nice cup of tea' has been a stock British response to a crisis. But tea itself has a dramatic, and often violent, history. That history is inextricably interwoven with the story of Scotland. Scots were overwhelmingly ... Leer más

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  • The Drowned and the Saved

    When War Came to the Hebrides

    Saltire Society "History Book of the Year" Award winner. "An absorbing and moving book" on the World War I shipwrecks off of Scotland's Islay island ( The Scotsman).The loss of two British ships crammed with American soldiers bound for the trenches of the First World War brought the devastation of war directly to the shores of the Scottish island of Islay.The sinking of the troopship Tuscania by a ... Leer más

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