Disaster of Darien: The Story of the Scots Settlement and the Causes of Its Failure 1699-1701 (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Disaster of Darien: The Story of the Scots Settlement and the Causes of Its Failure 1699-1701<br><br>The author wishes to express his thanks to Dr. Worthington Chauncey Ford LL.D. F. R. Hist. S. of the Massachusetts Historical Society; Mr. Frank Cundall secretary of the Institute of Jamaica Sr. Don Cristobal Bermudez Plata Jefe del Archivo General de» Indias Seville; Miss I. A. Wright F. R. Hist. S. Seville; and Major I. H. Mackay Scobie F. S. A. Scot. of Edinburgh for valuable help.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.