From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries

Name: From My Old Stamp Album: Exotic Tales of Lost Countries
Rating: 5 (1 reviews)

Stuart Laycock · Chris West

Nov 2017 · The History Press

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Pickup 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, Stellaland, Tuva, – distant lands, vanished territories, lost countries. Do they still exist? If not, where were they? What happened to them?

From My Old Stamp Album 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 the modern era's most pressing wars. You are invited to enjoy them all, in a collection of historical narratives as broad and enticing as that old stamp album that you've just discovered in the attic.

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About the author

STUART LAYCOCK has written a number of history books, including Britannia: The Failed State (nominated for Current Archaeology Book of the Year) and the bestselling All the Countries We've Ever Invaded. CHRIS WEST writes fiction and non-fiction. He has written a number of history books, including First Class: A History of Britain in 36 Postage Stamps and Eurovision! A History of Modern Europe through the World's Greatest Song Contest.

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