Serpent in paradise /
It took years for the author to get permission to visit Pitcairn Island. The population are descendants of thirty-eight Tahitians and the Bounty mutineers. The modern Pitcairn Islanders speak pidgin, have no cars, crime, or means of escape. This book reveals how the author was caught up in a web of...
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| Μορφή: | Βιβλίο |
| Γλώσσα: | English |
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New York :
Anchor Books,
1997.
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| Περίληψη: | It took years for the author to get permission to visit Pitcairn Island. The population are descendants of thirty-eight Tahitians and the Bounty mutineers. The modern Pitcairn Islanders speak pidgin, have no cars, crime, or means of escape. This book reveals how the author was caught up in a web of intrigue, decades-old disputes and thwarted desires. |
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| Φυσική περιγραφή: | xvi, 296 σ. : χάρτες ; 24 εκ.. |
| ISBN: | 0330343378 9780330343374 |
