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The Darien Disaster: a Scots Colony in the New World, 1698 - 1700 by John Prebble
The Darien Disaster: a Scots Colony in the New World, 1698 - 1700

John Prebble

The Darien Disaster: a Scots Colony in the New World, 1698 - 1700

John Prebble

384 pages first pub 1968 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative medium-paced
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In 1695, the Scottish parliament set out to establish a colony in Central America, in an attempt to transform Scotland into a great trading nation. It was the dream of William Paterson, founder of the bank of England and erratic genius, who saw th...

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