The Fatal Impact: The Invasion of the South Pacific 1767-1840/ Alan Moorehead
1966, First Edition. London: Hamish Hamilton. Very good cloth copy in a good if somewhat edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Browning to the pages with light foxing to the prelims. Remains quite well-preserved overall. Item #325929
Physical description: xiv, 230 p.: ill., maps, ports.; 22 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-222) and index. Subjects: Cook, James 1728-1779. Colonialism history. Discoveries in geography. Environment Land management Fire. Race relations Violent Massacres, murders, poisonings, etc. To 1900. Settlement and contacts Explorers. Technology Fire Fire making. Transport Water Canoes. Discovery and exploration Oceania History 18th century. Discoveries in geography. Tahiti (French Polynesia : Island) Discovery and exploration. Australia Colonization. Pacific Area History. Tahiti (French Polynesia: Island) Discovery and exploration. Antarctica Discovery and exploration British. Genre: Student Collection.
Price: €18.95