More precious than gold
Subtitle: the story of the Peruvian guano trade
By: David Hollett ; with a foreword by William M. Mathew.
Publisher: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Madison
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780838641316
Subjects: Guano industry -- Peru -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Peru : land of the Incas; title: The Conquest : gold, God and glory; title: From colony to Guano Republic; title: Dawn of a new age; title: Guano : the product and the politics; title: Cape Horn and the Chincha Islands; title: Chinese bondage in Peru; title: The Lobos Islands adventure; title: The Brocklebank Line and the Cape Horn South Pacific Traders; title: William R. Grace & Company : The Casa Grace; title: Peru moves into the 20th century; title: The Casa Grace sails on.