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Author_Trevor Lummis
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The Discovery of Tahiti & Hawaii
The Discovery of Tahiti and Hawaii
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Product details
- ISBN 9780750938938
- Weight: 480g
- Dimensions: 159 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 17 Mar 2005
- Publisher: The History Press Ltd
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Hardback
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Pacific Paradises is a story of cultures in collision. Trevor Lummis recreates the lives of Tahitian and Hawaiian islanders before and after the fateful arrival of the first Europeans and draws upon contemporary letters and diaries to uncover the narrow attitudes of the early explorers. Ironically, western society today embraces many aspects of the islanders' way of life. The noble savages may have been corrupted by so-called civilisation, but their values have survived.
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.
