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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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In the Andamans and Nicobars; the narrative of a cruise in the schooner "Terrapin", with notices of the islands, their fauna, ethnology, etc.

In the Andamans and Nicobars; the narrative of a cruise in the schooner "Terrapin", with notices of the islands, their fauna, ethnology, etc.

Boden Kloss, C.

Paperback

Environmental StudiesGeneral EuropeGeneral World History

ISBN10: 9353703220
ISBN13: 9789353703226
Publisher: Alpha Edition
Published: May 20 2019
Pages: 520
Weight: 1.44
Height: 1.16 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Sail east into the Bay. In the Andamans and Nicobars carries you from open water to rainforest shores, where every landing feels newly won and every observation matters. C. Boden Kloss writes with the steady eye of a working naturalist and traveller, shaping a historical travelogue that is also a maritime expedition memoir. Following a cruise in the schooner Terrapin, the narrative gathers island fauna fieldnotes alongside clear notices of the Andaman Islands wildlife and the Nicobar Islands ethnology, attentive to landscape, species, and the people and cultures encountered. The result is an unabridged voyage narrative in spirit and scope: practical, curious, and richly textured for natural history enthusiasts, for readers drawn to Bay of Bengal travel and Indian Ocean sailing, and for anyone seeking anthropology research reading with the immediacy of first-hand reporting. Beyond its pleasures as adventure and observation, this book stands as a revealing British Raj era document, reflecting how early twentieth-century explorers recorded place, nature, and human difference. Republished by Alpha Editions in a careful modern edition, this volume preserves the spirit of the original while making it effortless to enjoy today - a heritage title prepared for readers and collectors alike. For casual armchair voyagers and classic-literature collectors, it offers a vivid, enduring window onto two island groups at the edge of empire and the centre of scientific curiosity.

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