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The Duke of Puddle Dock: In the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles: Travels in the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles - Hardcover
Born the son of an impoverished sea captain in 1781, Stamford Raffles worked his way up in the East India Company to become a minor official on the island of Penang. Out of the blue, he was appointed Governor of Java, and in 1819 he founded Singapore. Now Barley puts himself in Raffles' skin to offer this portrait. 16 pages of illustrations.
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In part, this is a biography of Stamford Raffles. The author travels, literally and imaginatively, through the lands that Raffles knew. It is also the experiences of a contemporary traveller as his journey takes him to Malacca, Java, Bali and Singapore.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1992
- ISBN 10 0670836427
- ISBN 13 9780670836420
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages288
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