Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all, a New Zealand story, Christina Thompson
Type
Label
Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all, a New Zealand story, Christina Thompson
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [261]-271)
Illustrations
maps
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Come on shore and we will kill and eat you all
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
318090806
Responsibility statement
Christina Thompson
Sub title
a New Zealand story
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 New Zealand 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