The Trial of the Cannibal Dog: Captain Cook in the South Seas by Anne Salmond

In this rich and stylish description by New Zealand scholar Salmond, Cook's voyages take on a peculiar, dreamlike quality. Salmond's claim is that Cook was far more affected by his exposure to the Polynesian world than historians have thought. . This book is fascinating as an incomparable travelogue filled with amazing stories - the sexual paradise of Tahiti, the 'discovery' of Hawaii, close relations with Maori, and Cook's tragic death on the beach in Hawaii.The 'trial' of the title followed a horrific incident in New Zealand's Queen Charlotte Sound when Maori killed and ate a boatload of Cook's men. Later, sailors caught a dog guzzling a pink remnant, put the dog on trial, then convicted, cooked and ate it.

Publisher:	Penguin Books Ltd
Year:	2004
Binding:	Paperback
ISBN:	9780141021331
Condition:	Good
Description:	Heavy. Small crease to front cover; bottom corner of half-title page missing.

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SKU: 1596040
Location: NZ NF