The Captain and the Cannibal: An Epic Story of Exploration, Kidnapping, and the Broadway Stage
(Part of the New Directions in Narrative History Series)
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The astounding saga of an American sea captain and the New Guinean nobleman who became his stunned captive, then ally, and eventual friend Sailing in uncharted waters of the Pacific in 1830, Captain Benjamin Morrell of Connecticut became the first outsider to encounter the inhabitants of a small island off New Guinea. The contact quickly turned violent, fatal cannons were fired, and Morrell abducted young Dako, a hostage so shocked by the white complexions...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0300198779
ISBN13:9780300198775
Release Date:February 2015
Publisher:Yale University Press
Length:392 Pages
Weight:1.70 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 6.5" x 9.5"
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