St. Helena, 1502-1938A history of St Helena, which is an account of Britain's most remote and second oldest colony. Once the hub of South Atlantic trade routes and the vital ocean oasis for homeward-bound East Indiamen, its history, punctuated by Napoleon's brief exile, is a saga of fortitudes, follies and frustrations. |
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PROPOSITIONS TO GOVERNOR AND COUNCIL | 388 |
THE GOVERNORS LICENCE FOR THE RETURN | 399 |
ST HELENA PRINTINGPRESSES | 401 |
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