Sir James Brooke's curious career began in 1841, when he was caught up in a war in Brunei. He was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople andas a resultfound himself ruling over Sarawaka kingdom the size of England. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. This historical biography recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial character."
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Sir James Brooke's curious career began in 1841, when he was caught up in a war in Brunei. He was an opportunist who, with the Sultan's backing, made war on the Dayaks tribespeople andas a resultfound himself ruling over Sarawaka kingdom the size of England. How he achieved it is a romantic, sometimes horrifying story. This historical biography recalls the best and the worst of the British Imperial character."
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F in F jacket. F/F. 8vo. original green textured paper boards gilt (texter mark to tail edge) in dustwrapper; pp. x, 262, with illustrations & map. A fine copy, as new.