The Island that Disappeared
ISBN-13: 9781911184065
Contributor(s): Tom Feiling
Subject: Travel Writing
Publisher Imprint: Explore Books Digital
Publication Date: 04-05-2017
Format: Mobipocket
Availability: In stock
£7.99
About the book
The creation myth of the US begins with the puritans of the Mayflower who went on to build the most powerful nation on earth. This is the story of the passengers aboard its sister ship, the Seaflower, who in 1630 founded a rival colony on an isolated Caribbean island called Providence. Their crops failed, slaves revolted, and as crisis loomed the settlers turned to piracy. After the colony was wiped out by the Spanish Providence was forgotten in England, but the drama was re-played by those who settled the island 100 years later, now providing a fascinating microcosm of the Atlantic story.