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Wanderings Among South Sea Savages

Wanderings Among South Sea Savages

ByHW Walker

Wanderings Among South Sea Savages by H. Wilfrid Walker First published in 1909, this classic true-life adventure tale is a thrilling account of Walker’s travels in the South Seas archipelagoes: Borneo, Fiji, Papua New Guinea and the Philipines. His encounters with the primitive pagan tribes still makes for captivating reading. Bearded women, headhunters and cannibal tribes, Flat-Footed Lake Dwellers, tattoos, strange customs, gruesome accounts of cannibalism feasts and rituals, black magic, headhunting raids.... the fearsome Dayak people: gripping first encounters between a European and Stone Age cultures. This electronic edition is illustrated with period prints and photos and maps, and features “mock parchment paper” to enhance the look and feel of an aged travel edition.

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Publication Date
Jun 1, 2006
Language
English
Category
Biographies & Memoirs
Copyright
All Rights Reserved - Standard Copyright License
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By (author): HW Walker

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PDF

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