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Jack Beeching (1922–2001)

Author of The Galleys at Lepanto

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Voyages and Discoveries: Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques & Discoveries of the English Nation (1972) — Contributor, some editions; Editor, some editions — 273 copies

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Well written account of the embarrassing period in history when British, American, and French commercial interests got their governments to give them military and naval help in their efforts to sell opium to the Chinese so they could raise money to purchase tea.
 
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