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The Discovery and Conquest of the Molucco and Philippine Islands. Containing their History, Ancient and Modern, Natural and Political: Their Description, Product, Religion, Government, Laws, Languages, Customs, Manners, Habits, Shape, and Inclinations of the Natives. With an Account of many other adjacent Islands, and several remarkable Voyages through the Streights of Magellan, and in other Parts.
Explore the turbulent history of the Molucco and Philippine Islands through vivid accounts of conquest, native resistance, and the fierce rivalry between European empires vying for control of the lucrative spice trade.
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