Stamford Raffles - Founder Of Modern Singapore / Comic Book about this pioneer Orientalist, humanitarian and naturalist

Stamford Raffles - Founder Of Modern Singapore / Comic Book about this pioneer Orientalist, humanitarian and naturalist image
ISBN-10:

9812292810

ISBN-13:

9789812292810

Format: Perfect Paperback, 138 pages
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Stamford Raffles - Founder Of Modern Singapore / Comic Book about this pioneer Orientalist, humanitarian and naturalist // We know him best as the founder of modern Singapore. He was instrumental in bring about the island's development into a free port. Yet, how much else do we know of the life of Sir Stamford Raffles? And what of his other achievements? For instance, few are aware of the following: - He was from a poor family and had to abandon his studies because of financial difficulties. - He single-handedly supported his four sisters at a young age. - His first wife was a widow 10 years his senior. - He learnt to speak Malay at a time when other English officials could not speak the language. - He commissioned his personal collection of Singapore's flora and fauna. - In Bencoolen, he liberated the African slaves imported by the government and even built a school for their children. Learn more about this pioneer Orientalist, humanitarian and naturalist. Here, at last, is an insight into the public and private life of Raffles, a man of vision who was way ahead of his contemporaries in his thinking and entrepreneurial spirit. Contents: Humble Origins, Raffles in South-East Asia, New Beginnings, Founding of Singapura, Developing Singapura, Raffles' Final Years /// This is a great Christian product sourced from BIML - Bible In My Language, the leader in foreign language Bibles and outreach materials from Baltimore, Maryland in the USA. BIML stocks Bibles in more than 600 languages.











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