Caledonia's Last Stand

On 2 November 1698, a fleet landed on the Isthmus of Darien to create a colony and launch a new Scottish trading empire. Eighteen months later, the colony had seen the loss of ten ships, almost GBP400,000 and the lives of two thousand souls. Nat Edwards takes us back to Panama on an exciting and often dangerous quest to discover the real story behind the disastrous attempt at building a Scottish Empire. Interweaving the contemporary accounts of buccaneers, Spanish generals and the settlers with his own experiences in Darien, Nat Edwards provides a narrative that is thoughtful, sinister and hilariously funny by turns.

Book Details

ISBN: 9781905222841
Publisher: Luath
Publication Date: 01 April 2007
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 192 p.