{"product_id":"outposts-journeys-to-the-surviving-relics-of-the-british-empire-9780060598617","title":"Outposts: Journeys to the Surviving Relics of the British Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe New York Times bestselling author of Krakatoa and The Professor and the Madman takes readers on a quirky and charming tour of the last outpost of the British empire\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOriginally published in 1985, Outposts is Simon Winchester's journey to find the vanishing empire, “on which the sun never sets.” In the course of a three-year, 100,000 mile journey--from the chill of the Antarctic to the blue seas of the Caribbean, from the South of Spain and the tip of China to the utterly remote specks in the middle of gale-swept oceans--he discovered such romance and depravity, opulence and despair tht he was inspired to write what may be the last contemporary account of the British empire. Written with Winchester's captivating style and breadth, here are conversations and anecdotes, myths and political analysis, scenery and history--a poignant and colorful record of the lingering beat of what was once the heart of the civilized world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060598617\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 362\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.02h x 5.34w x 1.00d","brand":"Simon Winchester","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43505698963637,"sku":"9780060598617","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_81b1684d-ff1f-4888-b6ca-8f5360a3bf3b.jpg?v=1705423121","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/outposts-journeys-to-the-surviving-relics-of-the-british-empire-9780060598617","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}