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Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas

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Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas

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ISBN: 9780141021331
Title: Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas
Author: SALMOND ANNE

In this rich and stylish description by New Zealand scholar Salmond, Cook's voyages take on a peculiar, dreamlike quality. Salmond's claim is that Cook was far more affected by his exposure to the Polynesian world than historians have thought. . This book is fascinating as an incomparable travelogue filled with amazing stories - the sexual paradise of Tahiti, the 'discovery' of Hawaii, close relations with Maori, and Cook's tragic death on the beach in Hawaii.The 'trial' of the title followed a horrific incident in New Zealand's Queen Charlotte Sound when Maori killed and ate a boatload of Cook's men. Later, sailors caught a dog guzzling a pink remnant, put the dog on trial, then convicted, cooked and ate it.

Format: Trade paperback
Price: $50.00