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Darien: A Journey in Search of Empire
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An in-depth look at the history of Scotland’s attempt to colonize in Central America in the late 1600s.
The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. Devised by William Paterson, the stratagem was to create a major trading station between Europe and the East. It could have been a triumph, but inadequate preparation and organization ensured it was a catastrophe. Of the 3,000 settlers who set sail in 1688 and 1699, only a handful returned, the rest having succumbed to disease. The enormous financial loss was a key factor in ensuring union with England in 1707.
Based on archive research in the UK and Panama, as well as extensive travelling in Darien itself, John McKendrick explores this fascinating and seminal moment in Scottish history and uncovers fascinating new information from New World archives about the role of the English and Spanish, and about the identities of the settlers themselves.
Praise for Darien
“[A] machete wielding history that sees its author leaping from dugout canoes and hacking through tropical vegetation in the footsteps of the lost colonists.” —Scottish Field (UK)
“A meticulously detailed account that spares no-one’s blushes.… He makes [his own travels] vividly relevant to the central theme.” —Scots Magazine (UK)
The Company of Scotland and its attempts to establish the colony of Caledonia on the inhospitable isthmus of Panama in the late seventeenth century is one of the most tragic moments of Scottish history. Devised by William Paterson, the stratagem was to create a major trading station between Europe and the East. It could have been a triumph, but inadequate preparation and organization ensured it was a catastrophe. Of the 3,000 settlers who set sail in 1688 and 1699, only a handful returned, the rest having succumbed to disease. The enormous financial loss was a key factor in ensuring union with England in 1707.
Based on archive research in the UK and Panama, as well as extensive travelling in Darien itself, John McKendrick explores this fascinating and seminal moment in Scottish history and uncovers fascinating new information from New World archives about the role of the English and Spanish, and about the identities of the settlers themselves.
Praise for Darien
“[A] machete wielding history that sees its author leaping from dugout canoes and hacking through tropical vegetation in the footsteps of the lost colonists.” —Scottish Field (UK)
“A meticulously detailed account that spares no-one’s blushes.… He makes [his own travels] vividly relevant to the central theme.” —Scots Magazine (UK)
Author
John McKendrick
John McKendrick was born and brought up in Glasgow. He studied at the LSE and Oxford and is currently a barrister in London and an advocate in Edinburgh. he also worked for two years in Panama And the Caribbean. He was Times Lawyer of the Week in September 2013.
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