Author: MICHENER JAMES A & DAY A GROVE
Title: Rascals in Paradise true tales of high adventure in the South Pacific
Description: London, Secker. 1957, First Edition. Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. map end papers, 384pp scattered foxing to closed edges, DW under protection has minor rubbing to spine ends and the folds, small chip from foot of spine at the upper fold, VG. contents; The GLOBE mutineers / Charles I / Coxinga / Gibson / Bligh / Dona~ Isabel / Bully Hayes the blackbirder / Louis Becke / Will Mariner boy chief of Tonga / Leeteg. biblio + index. The true life stories of nine men and one woman who in the last four centuries sought fame and fortune, and pursued their dreams, in the most romantic of all the world's oceans. Rascals all, they operated on so bizarre a scale that their lives assumed epic proportions, and their stories amaze us as much as they thrill or horrify us. A book for anyone who loves excitement, romance and the pleasure of good stories well told. Very Good/Very Good.

Keywords: South Pacific Michener Polynesia Travel History Anthropology


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