Description: Hunt for the Buru : The True Story of the Search for a Prehistoric Reptile in North India, Paperback by Izzard, Ralph, ISBN 0941936651, ISBN-13 9780941936651, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This firsthand account of a 1948 journey to a treacherous valley in northern India in search of a mysterious creature is both a classic travel adventure and a graphic record of an amazing expedition. Th chronicles the group’s movement into a remote valley in Assam, where the inhabitants had only recently given up headhunting, on a quest for the Buru?an elusive, monstrous reptile well documented by those native to the area. The Buru, like the Yeti, Bigfoot, and the Loch Ness monster, has captured the imagination of adventurers around the world, and remains a popular subject of cryptozoology?the study of animals yet to be discovered by science. Recalled in vivid detail are treks through hazardous swamplands filled with cobras and leeches, and campaigns through perilous jungles where thumbnail-sized ticks and wild boar are indigenous, all in the hunt for the legendary saurian.
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Book Title: Hunt for the Buru
Number of Pages: 176 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Linden Publishing Company, Incorporated
Topic: Folklore & Mythology, Asia / India & South Asia, Essays & Travelogues
Publication Year: 2001
Item Height: 0.5 in
Features: Reprint
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Travel, Social Science
Item Weight: 11.3 Oz
Item Length: 8.9 in
Author: Ralph Izzard
Item Width: 5.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
