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Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People

Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People - Thryft
Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People - Thryft
Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People - Thryft
Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People - Thryft
Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People - Thryft
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Singapore Lifeline: The River and Its People

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ISBN: 9971653699
Authors: NA
Publisher: Times Book International
Related Collections: History, Art

Description

Text is bilingual. Over the years, old-timers of the Singapore river have stacked up a lifetime of memories; now, through personal interviews with the Oral History Department, many of their recountings have been recorded for posterity. They were the Hokkien and Teochew towkays, twakowmen, twakow owners, coolies and stevedores – hardy people who worked on the river and made it a vital artery of trade for Singapore. From their experiences, and also through a carefully researched collection of maps, photographs and prints, the conflicts and lifestyle of a bygone era can once again be reenacted and permanently committed to memory.

Published 1986.

Binding of book is loose. Slightly darkened covers with slight foxing and moderate shelfwear. Slight tanning and foxing on edges of book. Stamp on inside of front cover. Very little foxing on certain pages, otherwise in good condition.
 
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.