Small earthquakes : a journey through lost British history in South America /

"Small Earthquakes uncovers the fascinating story of Britain's forgotten connections with South America, from the Atacama Desert to Tierra del Fuego, Easter Island to South Georgia. Blending travel writing, history and reportage, award-winning journalist and author Shafik Meghji tells a ta...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Meghji, Shafik (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	London : Hurst & Company, 2025.
Subjects:	British > South America. Great Britain > Relations > South America. South America > Relations > Great Britain. South America > History. Amérique du Sud > Histoire. Britanniques > Amérique du Sud. Great Britain South America Travel writing.

Table of Contents:

Forgotten colony: Buenos Aires
Everything but the moo: Uruguay
Y Wladfa: Argentine Patagonia
The Golden Fleece: Chilean Patagonia
'Two bald men fighting over a comb': Falkland Islands and South Georgia
End of the world: Tierra del Fuego
Stolen friend: Papa Nui
Jewel of the Pacific: Valparaíso
Ghost towns: Atacama
Epilogue: open veins.