The first episode of Amok in the Jungle is live.

In this episode we follow the first Chinese miners up the Klang River and meet some of Kuala Lumpur's earliest pioneers. You can listen to it below:

Further Reading

Here is the list of books, journal articles and other resources I used to research this episode:

• The Early History of Kuala Lumpur by J.M. Gullick
• The Story of Kuala Lumpur by J.M. Gullick
• A History of Kuala Lumpur (1856-1939) by J.M. Gullick
• The Growth of Kuala Lumpur and of the Malay Community in Selangor before 1880 by J.M. Gullick
• Yap Ah Loy by S.M. Middlebrook
• Hikayat Abdullah - translated by AH Hill.
• Sutan Puasa: Founder of Kuala Lumpur by Abdur-Razzaq Lubis
• Malay Magic by W.W. Skeat 
• The Evolution of Overseas Chinese Social Organization in the 19th Century Western Malay States by Leigh Woh-Peng
• Play and politics : recollections of Malaya by W.H. Read
• Chinese secret societies in Malaya; a survey of the Triad Society from 1800 to 1900 by Leon Comber
• Political and Statistical Account of the British Settlements in the Straits of Malacca, Viz: Pinang, Malacca, and Singapore By Thomas John Newbold, Published by J. Murray, 1839, Pages 13-14