With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo

Brian Row McNamee

ISBN 10: 1436324211 / ISBN 13: 9781436324212

Published by Xlibris, 2009

With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo | Brian Row McNamee | Buch | Gebunden | Englisch | 2009 | Xlibris | EAN 9781436324212 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: preigu GmbH & Co. KG, Lengericher Landstr. 19, 49078 Osnabrück, mail[at]preigu[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu. Seller Inventory # 133035576

Synopsis:

Award-Winner in the Travel-Cultural category of the National Best Books 2008 Awards (sponsored by USA Book News), With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo, The Quest For Mount Tiban, is a riveting piece of adventure writing. This is the thrilling narrative of the 2003 & 2006 journeys deep into the heart of Borneo, made by the author and his remarkable indigenous guides.

This is a classic travel narrative - long river voyages and foot trekking expeditions with the ultimate goal of scaling the mysterious & allegedly haunted Mount Tiban located near the jungly border between Malaysia and Indonesia. Following in the footsteps of comedy-adventure writer Redmond O'Hanlon's 1983 expedition, the author braves dangerous rivers, deadly disease, pestiferous insects, leeches, wild animals, venomous snakes & pythons in an attempt to become the first Westerner to scale Mount Tiban since naturalist-explorer Eric Mjoberg in 1925. Brilliantly tying together his own intrepid expeditions with fascinating quotes from famous historic predecessors to include: White Rajahs, District Officers, naturalist-scientists, military soldiers, writers, missionaries, and explorers, the author takes the reader on a rollercoaster ride of emotions while putting together a uniquely complete history of Sarawak, Borneo.


This book has just won the 2008 USBOOKNEWS.COM national award in the Travel-Cultural category. For more information, please visit http://www.usabooknews.com/bestbooksawards2008.html

About the Author: BRIAN ROW MCNAMEE was born in Delaware and attended Montana State University-Bozeman where he graduated with a degree in earth science with emphasis on geography. He served as a United States Marine Corps Officer and has since served as a civilian employee for the federal government in New York City, Washington State, Alaska and Montana. He currently resides in Montana with his wife and daughters.

Bibliographic Details

Title: With Pythons & Head-Hunters in Borneo
Publisher: Xlibris
Publication Date: 2009
Binding: Buch
Condition: Neu