China Under the Empress Dowager: The History of the Life and Times of Tzu Hsi

The popular Tales series sets sail for the City of Lions. Old Singapore was an eclectic trade emporium, where an ethnically and culrurally diverse populace coalesced, and sometimes clashed, under the aegis of the British Empire. It was a fascinating world filled with traders of all nations, roving bands of pirates, murderers running amuck and even the occasional flesh-hungry tiger. Using a patchwork of words and images from Singapore's residents and visitors of yesteryear, author Iain Manley brings old Singapore's colorful colonial past back to life with striking clarity.