{"product_id":"1928-my-odyssey-by-jack-mclaren-antique-australia-papua-new-guinea-history-book","title":"1928 My Odyssey by Jack McLaren Antique Australia Papua New Guinea History Book","description":"\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003e\n \u003cfont face=\"Arial\"\u003e\n  \u003cb\u003e\n   1928 My Odyssey by Jack McLaren Antique Australia Papua New Guinea History Book\n  \u003c\/b\u003e\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  \u003cbr\u003e\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  My Odyssey\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n  By Jack McLaren\n \u003c\/font\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-size: large;\"\u003e\n  Published by Ernest Benn Limited: London 1928\n \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-family: Arial;\"\u003e\n \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n  \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n   \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n    \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n     \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n      \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n       \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n         \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n           \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large; font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               My Odyssey by Jack McLaren is a vivid autobiographical narrative of adventure in the remote and often perilous regions of the South Pacific, drawing on the author's firsthand experiences as a trader, sailor, and wanderer among island communities. First published in 1923 and here presented in the 1928 revised second edition, the work captures a world of dense jungles, treacherous rivers, and isolated archipelagos, where European influence intersects—often uneasily—with Indigenous life. McLaren writes with immediacy and authority, conveying both the physical dangers of the environment and the cultural complexities of the people he encountered.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                \u003cbr\u003e\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cdiv\u003e\n               \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n                The book unfolds as a series of episodic yet connected chapters, each recounting encounters with storms, shipwrecks, tribal customs, and the raw unpredictability of frontier existence. From navigating crocodile-infested rivers to witnessing local conflicts and traditions, McLaren's storytelling is energetic and unvarnished, offering readers a window into a now-vanished colonial world. His perspective reflects the attitudes of his time, yet remains compelling for its descriptive power and the sense of immersion it provides into early 20th-century exploration and trade in the Pacific.\n               \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003c\/div\u003e\n              \u003cfont color=\"#111111\" face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n               More than a simple adventure tale, My Odyssey is also a portrait of a life shaped by hardship, resilience, and a restless search for meaning beyond the confines of conventional society. McLaren emerges as a rugged, independent figure whose experiences challenge and redefine notions of civilization and survival. This edition will appeal to collectors of exploration literature, students of Pacific history, and readers drawn to authentic, first-person accounts of life on the colonial frontier.\n              \u003c\/font\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \"\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400; color: rgb(17, 17, 17); font-family: Arial; font-size: large;\"\u003e\n               \u003cbr\u003e\n              \u003c\/span\u003e\n             \u003c\/div\u003e\n             \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cfont face=\"Arial\" size=\"4\"\u003e\n               General wear and fading to covers and spine. No inscriptions. Frontis sits loose otherwise solid binding. Pages clean and well presented with pleasant age toning. A decent copy in good condition overall. 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