Britannia's Daughters

Britannia's Daughters
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Publisher : Random House
Total Pages : 276
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ISBN-10 : 9781845950187
ISBN-13 : 1845950186
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Book Synopsis Britannia's Daughters by : Joanna Trollope

Download or read book Britannia's Daughters written by Joanna Trollope and published by Random House. This book was released on 2006 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Britannia's Daughters, bestselling novelist Joanna Trollope examines the contribution of women in building and sustaining the British Empire. She draws on a vast range of sources, including diaries and letters home. She provides a panoramic picture of the countless women who departed Britain for India, Australia, the Far East, Canada and Africa - often in search of opportunities unavailable at home. Here are penniless pioneers and governors' wives, missionaries and prostitutes, explorers and army nurses. They people this book as they peopled the Empire - their astonishing courage and endurance, their remarkable personal stories vividly and enthrallingly recaptured.


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