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Lost Countries: Exotic Tales from an Old Stamp Album by West, Chris Book The
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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780750979498
- EAN
- 9780750979498
- Book Title
- Lost Countries : Exotic Tales from an Old Stamp Album
- Publisher
- Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
- Item Length
- 7.8 in
- Publication Year
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Political Science, Science, History
- Topic
- Historical Geography, Earth Sciences / Geography, History & Theory, Social History, General
- Item Weight
- 13.9 Oz
- Item Width
- 5.1 in
- Number of Pages
- 256 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
0750979496
ISBN-13
9780750979498
eBay Product ID (ePID)
239725455
Product Key Features
Book Title
Lost Countries : Exotic Tales from an Old Stamp Album
Number of Pages
256 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2017
Topic
Historical Geography, Earth Sciences / Geography, History & Theory, Social History, General
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Political Science, Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
13.9 Oz
Item Length
7.8 in
Item Width
5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Dewey Decimal
910.9
Synopsis
Pick up an old stamp album and flick through it. You'll find a host of exotic and unfamiliar names: Cyrenaica, Fernando Poo, Fiume, North Ingria, Obock, Priamur, Stellaland, Tuva, Wenden - distant lands, vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If not, where were they? What happened to them? Lost Countries goes in search of the truth about these and many other amazing places.Stuart Laycock and Chris West unearth stories of many kinds. Some take you to long-disappeared empires; others throw light on today's most pressing conflicts. Lost Countries invites you to enjoy them all, in a collection of historical narratives as broad and enticing as an old stamp album that you've just discovered in the attic., Old Stamp Albums, With Their Names Of Forgotten Places And Their Faces Of Forgotten Rulers, Ask Questions. What Happened To Them? Why? How? What Are They Now? Lost Countries Answers Some Of The Most Tantalising Of These Questions, In A Fun And Informative Manner. Book jacket., Lost Countries explores the history of those countries that at one point in time existed, and even issued their own stamps, before they were colonized and usurped. Countries such as Cyrenaica, North Ingria, the Danish West Indies, Fiume, Obock, Priamur, Stellaland, French India Tuva, Wenden, and even Fernando Poo are finally given their day in this lively and informative new book. By exploring these countries' stamps and maps, the authors go in search of the truth about these fascinating, now-vanished nations. They unearth a wide variety of stories, some charming, some amusing, some dark. Some of the places they find are now just historical curiosities, while others still sit right at the heart of contemporary conflicts., Lost Countries explores the history of those countries that at one point in time existed, and even issued their own stamps, before they were colonized and usurped.
LC Classification Number
G81
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