| The Discovery of Tahiti Contributor(s): Druett, Joan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0992258855 ISBN-13: 9780992258856 Publisher: Joan Druett OUR PRICE: $12.15 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Expeditions & Discoveries - History | Australia & New Zealand - General - History | Europe - General |
| Physical Information: 0.44" H x 5.51" W x 8.5" (0.54 lbs) 208 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Australian - Cultural Region - Oceania - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Romance and the islands have gone hand-in-hand since the bare-breasted young women of Tahiti gave a rousing welcome to the 18th-century European adventurers who discovered the island. It was not just a tropical port of call that Captain Wallis and his men found, but their tales of golden girls and a majestic island queen became a foundation stone of the Romantic Movement, an enduring inspiration for writers, artists, filmmakers ... mutineers.Joan Druett follows up her prize-winning biography of the remarkable priestly navigator, Tupaia, by bringing this extraordinary story to life. |