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A St Helena Who's Who details the island of St Helena and its
administration, including military, naval and civil offices as well
as the overall population in the 1820s and expenses. A must have
for Napoleon historians, this comprehensive book chronicles the
residents of Longwood, the 'Who's Who' of St Helena and what
flag-ships were stationed there. As well as listing the regiments
based on the island such as the 53rd Foot Regiment (2nd Battalion)
and artillery and engineers, Napoleon's visitors to the island are
recorded as well as the chronology of his death, the construction
of his tomb and reports on the post-mortem examination. Also, Sir
Hudson Lowe and the East India Company involvement in the island
are exhaustively covered as are stories of military figures,
marriages and the abolition of slavery.
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