Heligoland
Subtitle: the true story of German Bight and the island that Britain betrayed
By: George Drower.
Publisher: Sutton Pub.
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Thrupp, Stroud, Gloucestershire
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
Subjects: Helgoland Bight (Germany) -- History -- 19th century; Helgoland Bight (Germany) -- History -- 20th century; Germany -- Foreign relations -- Great Britain; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- Germany; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 20th century; Great Britain -- Foreign relations -- 1837-1901; Germany -- Foreign relations -- 1871-
Description: The story of a tiny British colony in the North Sea that the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury, swapped for Zanzibar in 1890. After years of having a UK-style flag, taxation system and currency, Heligolanders soon experienced the crushing of their culture and were forced into learning German.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [301]-317) and index.