The Duke Of Puddle Dock In The Footsteps Of Stamford Raffles

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Penquin Books
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1991
Edition: First Edition

Description: 276 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout. Part Biography, Part The Experiences Of A Contemporary Traveller.

Publishers Description: 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.

ISBN: 9780670836420