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1980 Hardcover. No dust jacket. Minimal wear, otherwise nice clean readable copy.
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In past and present narratives of the Marquesas, along with other Pacific paradises, writers tend toward sensational or romantic exaggeration. T. Walter Herbert sets the record straight, showing what Melville likely encountered during his sojourn to Nukuhiva. In Herbertās book, Melville is one of three examples of visitors to the islands, along with shipās captain David Porter, whose narrative describes his laying violent waste to villages in the interior, and missionary William Alexander. Herbert shows what these visitors misunderstood about people characterized as āsavagesā and ābarbariansāāreadings that continue to influence cultural attitudes today. No one writes with quite the controlledā¦
From Wyn and Christopher's list on understanding Herman Melvilleās itch for adventure.
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