Nothing can stop us : Tristan da Cunha's 1961 volcanic eruption and how its people handled their future /Richard Grundy & Neil Robson.

"For centuries Tristan da Cunha, the world's remotest inhabited island, has seen crises and calamities, but none of them equalled the horror of the day in October 1961 when, after months of tremors, the volcano erupted adjcent to the settlement of Edinburgh of the Seven Seas. Within hours the tiny community was forced to abandon its homes and become a group of famous refugees. Thus began the Tristan islanders' long voyage to Britain and a new way of living. But life in England did not turn out to be ideal, and after much searching of hearts, most of the community decided to leave progress behind and make their way back 'home'. Filled with thrilling and poignant detail this book tells the story of the dilemmas behind that decision to return and the many trials that had to be faced back on the island. Later decades brought prosperity, but Tristan has not proved to be a Utopia either, and the authors close their account by outlining some of the challenges the community is going to have to face in the future." --provided by the Publishers.