Throwim Way Leg. Adventures In The Jungles Of New Guinea

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 1998
Edition: First Edition

Description: 326 pages. Book and Jacket are both in Very good condition throughout.

Publishers Description: The Hilarious, riveting and sometimes terrifying adventures of an Australian field bioligist in the jungles and mountains of New Guinea, one of the last frontiers left on earth. In New Guinea Pidgin, throwin way leg means to go on a journey. It describes the action of thrusting out your leg to take the first step of what can be a long march. Flannery observes the collision of cultures as Catholic missionaries seek to reform traditional beliefs and mining companies exploit the huge gold and copper resources of the island.

ISBN: 9780297842729