In Papua New Guinea

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Fine
Jacket Condition: Fine
Publisher: The Oxford Illustrated Press
Publisher Place: Sparkford
Publisher Year: 1983
Edition: First Edition

Description: 255 pages. Book and Jacket appear to have hardly been read and are both in Fine condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Christina Dodwell, a young British explorer, sets out for unexplored jungles of New Guinea with little preparation --no map, no plan, no knowledge of the language or customs. This insouciant attitude often lands her in trouble.She forgets her jungle boots (not for the last time) and has to hike barefoot through knee-deep mud, thorns and leeches. The charm of this attitude Christina Dodwell, a young British explorer, sets out for unexplored jungles of New Guinea with little preparation --no map, no plan, no knowledge of the language or customs. This insouciant attitude often lands her in trouble.She forgets her jungle boots (not for the last time) and has to hike barefoot through knee-deep mud, thorns and leeches. The charm of this attitude is that it allows her to experience her adventures with childlike freshness, a naive imperturbability which she shares with the Stone Age people she finds along the way. ...more

ISBN: 0902280988