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'Fascinating reading' LITERARY REVIEW 'As a brief, even-handed and witty introduction to this extraordinary man [WHITE RAJAH] is hard to beat' BBC HISTORY MAGAZINE 'WHITE RAJAH is a unique biography of one of the most fascinating and influential men of the British Empire' GEOGRAPHICAL
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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 and as a result found himself ruling over Sarawak—a 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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