Author Helen Churchill Candee survived the infamous maritime disaster to write Angkor the Magnificent

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Titanic Unveiling on Top of Angkor Wat
What links the RMS Titanic and the Cambodian jungle temple of Angkor
Wat? Author Helen Churchill Candee survived the infamous maritime
disaster to write Angkor the Magnificent, history's most captivating
account of Southeast Asia's mysterious Khmer Empire. Her book just
reached new heights in Cambodia when publisher Kent Davis unveiled an
expanded modern edition of her classic literally on top of Angkor
Wat.

Siem Reap, Cambodia (PRWEB) December 30, 2008 -- Balanced precariously
atop a metal scaffold 20 stories above the Cambodian jungle, publisher
Kent Davis unveiled Angkor the Magnificent (ISBN: 978-1-934431-00-9),
an expanded edition of Helen Churchill Candee's 1924 Asian travel
classic featuring the first published biography of the 20th century
adventuress.

"It's astounding to think of ancient Khmer stone masons experiencing
this view 1,000 years ago. This is the type of travel adventure Helen
Churchill Candee lived for...her spirit is certainly here today!" said
Davis at the top of the temple's central tower on a temporary metal
framework erected for restoration of the complex pinecone-shaped
structure.

Davis held the ceremony at Angkor Wat before donating copies of the
book to Cambodia's key libraries including the Biblioteque Nationale,
the Center for Khmer Studies, the Khmer Arts Academy and L'Ecole
francaise d'Extreme-Orient.

"Angkor Wat is one of the most magical places on earth. Candee's
travelogue vividly portrays an Angkor of yesteryear for those looking
for insights into these truly magnificent Cambodian ruins" comments
Yale archeology professor Dr. Dougald O'Reilly who founded Heritage
Watch to preserve Cambodia's heritage.

This historic release marks the first time in 85 years that readers
can enjoy Candee's evocative descriptions of Asian adventure travel in
the land of the lost Khmer civilization. Today, Helen Candee is still
the perfect guide to bring the temples to life...for visitors
experiencing these wonders in person or from their reading chairs.
Angkor the Magnificent (ISBN: 978-1-934431-00-9) is available on
Amazon.com in the US and Europe.

DatAsia press publishes books focusing on Cambodia and Southeast Asian
history. As a researcher with Devata.org, Kent Davis works to document
the importance of women in Asian history and to decode the meaning of
the 1,780 apsara (female goddess) portrait carvings found Angkor Wat.

Dr. Dougald O'Reilly is an author, archaeologist and Yale University
professor specializing in prehistoric Southeast Asia. He is committed
to preserving Cambodia's cultural heritage and founded Heritage Watch
(www.heritagewatch.org), a non-profit organization working to preserve
cultural icons and stop antiquity theft in Cambodia.
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