abandoned islands – Libri e DVD

Descrizione

Exploring some of the world’s eeriest places,Abandoned IslandsfeaturesAmerican Civil War forts, Europe’s last leper colony and South Atlantic whaling stations, along withonce grand mansions, colonial settlements, churchesand much more.Arranged geographically, the book takes us fromNew York’s East River to islands offAlaska, from a French Napoleonic-era fort off the coast ofNormandyto deserted villages on remoteScottish isles, fromVenetian sanatoriatoCroatian penal colonies,Japanese mining coloniestoSudanese deserted portsand abandoned atolls in theIndian Ocean. Leafing through these pages,the reasons for abandonment are revealed: climate change sealing off fresh water or river channels, shifting economic forces making life too hard, religious conflict or wars disrupting daily life – or the absence of war rendering a military settlement unnecessary. With more than 180outstanding colour photographs and fascinating captions,Abandoned Islandsis a brilliant pictorial exploration of lost worlds.

Edition: 2022