The Duke of Puddle Dock: Travels in the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles by Nigel Barley

The Duke of Puddle Dock: Travels in the Footsteps of Stamford Raffles

Nigel Barley

276 pages • first pub 1991 (editions)

nonfiction biography history adventurous funny informative medium-paced
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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 Singap...

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