'Like Giles Milton's previous book,... Big Chief Elizabeth is a cracking read, a successful attempt at popular history' Evening Standard; 2 'Milton is a great storyteller... he sets about filling in the historical gaps with relish, using his considerable imagination to conjure mood from dry parchment' Sunday Express; 3 'Grippingly told true adventure story' Daily Mail; 4 'Milton... draws a vivid picture of the terrible hardships the settlers endured' The Times"

Giles Milton is a writer and journalist. He has contributed articles for most of the British national newspapers as well as many foreign publications and specialises in the history of travel and exploration. In the course of his researches, he has travelled extensively in Europe and the Middle East.