Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all : a New Zealand story /
In this extraordinary book, which grows out of decades of research, Thompson explores the meaning of cross-cultural contact and the fascinating history of Europeans in the South Pacific, beginning with Abel Tasman's discovery of New Zealand in 1642 and James Cook's famous circumnavigations...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Bloomsbury :
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st U.S. ed. |
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| Online Access: | Contributor biographical information Publisher description |
| Summary: | In this extraordinary book, which grows out of decades of research, Thompson explores the meaning of cross-cultural contact and the fascinating history of Europeans in the South Pacific, beginning with Abel Tasman's discovery of New Zealand in 1642 and James Cook's famous circumnavigations of 1769-79. Transporting us back and forth in time and around the world, from Australia to Hawaii to tribal NewZealand and finally to a house in New England that has ghosts of its own, Come on Shore and We Will Kill and Eat You All brings to life a lush variety of characters and settings. Yet at its core, it is the story of two people who, in making a life and a family together, bridge the gap between two worlds. |
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| Physical Description: | xiv, 270 pages : maps ; 22 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [261]-270). |
| ISBN: | 9781596911260 1596911263 |