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Golden Dreams Of Borneo

Alex Ling

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Description:Dreams of Gold – Dreams of PowerThese drove men and women to seek their fortune in Sarawak. They came from Britain – to carve a future on virgin soil – from China - to escape grinding poverty. They fought and traded, lived and died in the struggle to fulfil their dreams. Some lost their lives to bloodthirsty headhunters, or in the disease-ridden swamps and trackless jungles of the interior; some survived to make their fortune.Chinese, British, Malays rubbed shoulders with fearsome Sea Dayaks, and nomads in the ‘hunter-gatherer’ stage of evolution. The Steam Age met the Stone Age in this exotic, untouched land. Cultures clashed in a multiracial society.Charles Brooke, enigmatic White Rajah of Sarawak, was a man of vision, a man with a mission – to tame the natives first, then to protect them from exploitation. His dream was to take them gently towards modern civilisation, to bring them the rewards of self-development. He was paternalistic but loving, a truly benevolent despot.Dreams of Adventure – Dreams of RomanceStephen Young, a young graduate, arrives in Sarawak in 1898. Seduced by its virgin beauty – steaming jungle, majestic mountains and ‘noble savages’ – he stays. Erotic intrigue, passion, violence and warfare surround him. His goal is to survive these with his head and his heart intact.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Golden Dreams Of Borneo. To get started finding Golden Dreams Of Borneo, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: Dreams of Gold – Dreams of PowerThese drove men and women to seek their fortune in Sarawak. They came from Britain – to carve a future on virgin soil – from China - to escape grinding poverty. They fought and traded, lived and died in the struggle to fulfil their dreams. Some lost their lives to bloodthirsty headhunters, or in the disease-ridden swamps and trackless jungles of the interior; some survived to make their fortune.Chinese, British, Malays rubbed shoulders with fearsome Sea Dayaks, and nomads in the ‘hunter-gatherer’ stage of evolution. The Steam Age met the Stone Age in this exotic, untouched land. Cultures clashed in a multiracial society.Charles Brooke, enigmatic White Rajah of Sarawak, was a man of vision, a man with a mission – to tame the natives first, then to protect them from exploitation. His dream was to take them gently towards modern civilisation, to bring them the rewards of self-development. He was paternalistic but loving, a truly benevolent despot.Dreams of Adventure – Dreams of RomanceStephen Young, a young graduate, arrives in Sarawak in 1898. Seduced by its virgin beauty – steaming jungle, majestic mountains and ‘noble savages’ – he stays. Erotic intrigue, passion, violence and warfare surround him. His goal is to survive these with his head and his heart intact.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Golden Dreams Of Borneo. To get started finding Golden Dreams Of Borneo, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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