Southampton: Gateway to the British Empire
Miles Taylor, "Southampton: Gateway to the British Empire"
English | ISBN: 1845110323 | 2007 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
English | ISBN: 1845110323 | 2007 | 256 pages | PDF | 2 MB
Using the lens of empire, Miles Taylor looks at the modern history of Southampton. He examines some of the international celebrities associated with the region such as David Livingstone, Lord Carnarvon and General Gordon, as well as the city itself during times of conflict, from Napoleonic to the world wars, that defined Britain's imperial period.