Explorations Into Highland New Guinea, 1930-35 by Michael J Leahy

Explorations Into Highland New Guinea, 1930-35 by Michael J Leahy

In the 1920s and 1930s there were adventures to be lived and fortunes to be made by strong young men in the outback of Australia and the gold fields of New Guinea. This is the diary of five years spent in hot pursuit - not of honour and glory, but of excitement and riches - by one such adventurer, Michael Leahy. Together with his two brothers, Jim and Pat, and friends Mick Dwyer and Jim Taylor, he explored the unknown interior of New Guinea, seeking gold and making contact with the aborigines of the interior mountains and valleys. The chronicles of their explorations and their hundreds of photographs brought news of these native peoples to the outside world. In doing so, they changed forever our understanding of the human landscape of New Guinea.

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.

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ISBN 13	9780817304461
ISBN 10	0817304460
Title	Explorations Into Highland New Guinea, 1930-35
Author	Michael J Leahy
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	The University of Alabama Press
Year published	1991-08-30
Number of pages	288
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