false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167571833m/25016.jpg 25016 7 <p>Simon Winchester, struck by a sudden need to discover exactly what was left of the British Empire, set out across the globe to visit the far-flung islands that are all that remain of what once made Britain great. He traveled 100,000 miles back and forth, from Antarctica to the Caribbean, from the Mediterranean to the Far East, to capture a last glint of imperial glory.</p> <p>His adventures in these distant and forgotten ends of the earth make compelling, often funny reading and tell a story most of us had thought was over: a tale of the last outposts in Britain's imperial career and those who keep the flag flying.</p> <p>With a new introduction, this updated edition tells us what has happened to these extraordinary places while the author's been away.</p> 1771244 1986 Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire total:106|5:12|4:51|3:33|2:9|1:1| 106 382 187 19 25016 0060598611 9780060598617 99 18 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167571833m/25016.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25016.Outposts_Journeys_to_the_Surviving_Relics_of_the_British_Empire 4 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 01 19:03:25 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 01 19:08:31 -0700 2009
Read by the author, and enhanced by his polished voice, this was a great "read" during long car trips. Winchester updated the narrative a bit, since the book was written nearly 15 years before the 2nd edition was relea...more...]]> 25016 0060598611 9780060598617 99 18 3.60 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167571833m/25016.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/25016.Outposts_Journeys_to_the_Surviving_Relics_of_the_British_Empire 3 0 false Sun Feb 22 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 30 09:21:29 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 22 02:07:07 -0800 2009 Outposts is perhaps the oddest of Winchester’s many books; surely it is the most melancholy. 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