{"product_id":"golden-dreams-of-borneo","title":"Golden Dreams of Borneo","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Golden Dreams of Borneo (Hardcover, 790 pages) – Xlibris, 2013. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n Dreams of Gold – Dreams of PowerThese drove men and women to seek their fortune in Sarawak. They came from Britain – to carve a future on virgin soil – from China - to escape grinding poverty. They fought and traded, lived and died in the struggle to fulfil their dreams. Some lost their lives to bloodthirsty headhunters, or in the disease-ridden swamps and trackless jungles of the interior; some survived to make their fortune.Chinese, British, Malays rubbed shoulders with fearsome Sea Dayaks, and nomads in the ‘hunter-gatherer’ stage of evolution. The Steam Age met the Stone Age in this exotic, untouched land. Cultures clashed in a multiracial society.Charles Brooke, enigmatic White Rajah of Sarawak, was a man of vision, a man with a mission – to tame the natives first, then to protect them from exploitation. His dream was to take them gently towards modern civilisation, to bring them the rewards of self-development. He was paternalistic but loving, a truly benevolent despot.Dreams of Adventure – Dreams of RomanceStephen Young, a young graduate, arrives in Sarawak in 1898. Seduced by its virgin beauty – steaming jungle, majestic mountains and ‘noble savages’ – he stays. Erotic intrigue, passion, violence and warfare surround him. His goal is to survive these with his head and his heart intact.  ","brand":"Alex Ling","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46071147725034,"sku":"9781479791699","price":62.75,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/710w6SmYrKL._SL1500.jpg?v=1781286256","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/golden-dreams-of-borneo","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}