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Kota Kinabalu: Opus Publications, 2018. Hardcover. New/new. The first part of this book is devoted to the single minded efforts of William Clark Cowie of the British North Borneo Company to both build a railway in the former British North Borneo coupled with the founding of Jesselton, now known as Kota Kinabalu, as the state's capital. This account includes details of the engineering and political obstacles overcome in this enterprise. The book concludes by tracing the development of Jesselton from the late 19th century to the state joining the Malaysian Federation in 1967. 544 pages with many photographs. Weight: 2.5 kg. Post free within Malaysia, but will incur additional charges when posted outside Malaysia

Opus Publications. 2018. Hard cover. New in new dust jacket.. 536 p. Includes: illustrations, maps, index, bibliography. . Both the North Borneo Railway and the town of Jesselton owe their existence to the ambitions of William Clark Cowie, who was elected to the Court of the British North Borneo Company in 1894, became managing director in 1897 and later elected Chairman shortly before his death in 1910. Appropriately, the first two chapters in this book cover Cowie s early adventures in the Far East and his rise to power in the British North Borneo Company. Cowie s ambitions to build a railway were tantamount to an obsession and this book records how Cowie completely ignored any criticism or advice from his staff in Borneo and ruthlessly removed anybody who stood in his way. The North Borneo Railway and the town of Jesselton have been inextricably linked since their inception in the final years of the 19 Century. Realising that the West Coast terminus of the railway at Weston was totally unsuitable… Read More