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Pacific Paradises: The Discovery of Tahiti & Hawaii
Trevor Lummis
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| #3481718 in Books | The History Press | 2005-09-25 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.48 x.90 x6.64l,1.03 | File type: PDF | 224 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| A different perspective|By Ready to travel|Having read rather extensively on the subject of the "discovery" of Hawai'i, but from the perspective of Americans from the United States, I found this British author's viewpoint somewhat different; he brings to light information about the post-contact years that is missing in the USA-centric histories. I now want to read more early c|About the Author|Trevor Lummis is the author of a number of books on maritime and social history, most notably Life and Death in Eden: Pitcairn Island and the Bounty Mutineers. He lives in the South of France.
Captain Wallis discovered Tahiti in 1767 when plans were being made in London to send a scientific expedition to the pacific. His reports of the island were so favourable that Tahiti soon became a favoured place for artists and scientists, as well as a source for provisions and recreation for European ships. While the sailors enjoyed the leisurely, sexually-permissive life, European civilisation as a whole was shocked by this and by the Tahitian's paganism. The Lond...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Pacific Paradises: The Discovery of Tahiti & Hawaii | Trevor Lummis. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.