Michael J Leahy

Broschiertes Buch

Explorations Into Highland New Guinea, 1930-1935

Beschreibung

"Explorations into Highland New Guinea, 1930-1935" is the diary of five years spent in hot pursuit--not of honor and glory, but of excitement and riches--by one such adventurer, Michael "Mick" Leahy, his brothers Jim and Pat, and friends Mick Dwyer and Jim Taylor.

Autor

Michael J. Leahy (1901-1979) finally settled in Zenag, New Guinea, and, with his brothers, became a prosperous rancher and respected settler. Douglas E. Jones is Director of the Alabama State Museum of Natural History, which houses an extensive collection of aboriginal artifacts donated by Leahy following his explorations. Jane C. Goodale is Professor of Anthropology at Bryn Mawr College and a specialist on aboriginal New Guinea.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Alabama Press
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 1991
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 153mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 454g
• ISBN-13: 9780817304461
• ISBN-10: 0817304460
• Artikelnr.: 21056470