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The last bookaneer /

As the 19th century draws to an end, two bookaneers are caught up in a colonial war on Samoa as they compete to steal Robert Louis Stevenson's last manuscript and make a fortune before a new international treaty ends the bookaneers' trade forever.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pearl, Matthew (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Penguin Press, 2015.
Subjects:
Publishers and publishing > Fiction.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, > 1850-1894 > Manuscripts > Fiction.
Samoa > History > 19th century > Fiction.
Stevenson, Robert Louis, > 1850-1894.
Manuscripts.
Publishers and publishing.
Samoa.
1800 - 1899
Fiction.
History.
Historical fiction.
Description
Summary:As the 19th century draws to an end, two bookaneers are caught up in a colonial war on Samoa as they compete to steal Robert Louis Stevenson's last manuscript and make a fortune before a new international treaty ends the bookaneers' trade forever.
Physical Description:389 pages ; 25 cm
ISBN:9781594204920 (hbk.)
1594204926 (hbk.)