Buckley, Charles Burton, 1844-1912
An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore, 1819–1867 Charles Burton Buckley - Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya Press 1965 - 790p.
Buckley compiles and weaves together his weekly Singapore Free Press columns, eyewitness accounts, correspondence, and official documents under the guidance of sources like Thomas Braddell, William Read, and James Davidson
The result is a chronological, anecdotal recounting of Singapore’s formative years (1819–1867), touching on the founding by Stamford Raffles, institutions like Raffles Institution and Catholic missions, as well as daily social and economic life
While criticized for occasional inaccuracy and colonial bias, historically it provides valuable first-hand details and quotes from now-lost sources
History
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An Anecdotal History of Old Times in Singapore, 1819–1867 Charles Burton Buckley - Kuala Lumpur University of Malaya Press 1965 - 790p.
Buckley compiles and weaves together his weekly Singapore Free Press columns, eyewitness accounts, correspondence, and official documents under the guidance of sources like Thomas Braddell, William Read, and James Davidson
The result is a chronological, anecdotal recounting of Singapore’s formative years (1819–1867), touching on the founding by Stamford Raffles, institutions like Raffles Institution and Catholic missions, as well as daily social and economic life
While criticized for occasional inaccuracy and colonial bias, historically it provides valuable first-hand details and quotes from now-lost sources
History
959.57