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Isolated in the vastness of the South Atlantic and fortress-like in
appearance, the Island of St Helena was important for centuries
only as a victualling station for ships of the British East India
Company, on their long voyages to and from India via the Cape of
Good Hope. It was on one of these journeys that Arthur Wellesley,
later the Duke of Wellington, took note of the island's remote
impregnability. It was Wellington who suggested St Helena as
Napoleon Bonaparte's place of imprisonment and exile after his
defeat at Waterloo in 1815. Until his death in 1821, the former
Emperor spent his final years under constant British guard. His
exile transformed a speck on the maritime map into the most famous
island in the world.
The island of St Helena, in the South Atlantic, is one of the most
remote and most famous islands in the world. The Duke of Wellington
had stopped at the island on his way back from India and had been
struck by its remoteness, leading him to recommend it as Napoleon's
place of imprisonment after his defeat in 1815, thrusting the
island to the centre of world affairs. But where does this legacy
leave St Helena today? The island is a unique colonial survivor,
almost without an economy of its own. Lacking an airport, the only
regular link is by the Royal Mail Ship. The inhabitants are
dependent on the support of the British government and the island
relies solely on its history, and the tourists attracted by
Napoleon's last residence. This fascinating book is a vivid account
of a visit to 'the last place on earth' and how a remote people and
place respond to their legacy and isolation in a global world.
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