Bob Reece, The White Rajahs of Sarawak, a Borneo Dynasty.(Book Review) From: Borneo Research Bulletin | Date: January 1, 2004| Author: Steinmayer, Otto | COPYRIGHT 2004 Borneo Research Council, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Bob Reece, The White Rajahs of Sarawak, a Borneo Dynasty. Archipelago Press: Singapore, 2004, 144 pages.

"What good is a book without pictures?" complained Alice. There are plenty of pictures in Bob Reece's new history of the three Rajah Brookes, enough to satisfy a child of any age. Many are rare, and they are splendidly chosen and arranged, and handsomely reproduced in large format.

In an age where the visual is coming to supplant the written word altogethe...