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More precious than gold : the story of the Peruvian guano trade
- Title
- More precious than gold : the story of the Peruvian guano trade / David Hollett ; with a foreword by William M. Mathew.
- Author
- Hollett, D. (Dave)
- Publication
- Madison [NJ] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2008.
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- Description
- 301 p. : ill., maps; 24 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
- Contents
- Peru : land of the Incas -- The conquest : gold, God, and glory -- From colony to Guano Republic -- Dawn of a new age -- Guano : the product and the politics -- Cape Horn and the Chincha Islands -- Chinese bondage in Peru -- The Lobos Islands adventure -- The Brocklebank Line and the Cape Horn South Pacific Traders -- William R. Grace & Company : the Casa Grace -- Peru moves into the 20th century -- The Casa Grace sails on.
- Call Number
- JHE 08-302
- ISBN
- 9780838641316 (alk. paper)
- 0838641318 (alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2007024678
- OCLC
- 145732836
- Author
- Hollett, D. (Dave)
- Title
- More precious than gold : the story of the Peruvian guano trade / David Hollett ; with a foreword by William M. Mathew.
- Imprint
- Madison [NJ] : Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, c2008.
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 289-294) and index.
- Connect to:
- Research Call Number
- JHE 08-302